Liquid interfaces in chemical, biological, and pharmaceutical applications [Recurso electrónico] / edición, Alexander G. Volkov.

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Part I.Chemistry at Liquid Interfaces1. Interfacial Potentials and Cells / Zbigniew Koczorowski.--
2. Ion Solvation and Resolvation / Toshiyuki Osakai and Kuniyoshi Ebina.--
3. Electroelastic Instabilities in Double Layers and Membranes / Michael B.Partenskii and Peter C.Jordan.--
4. The GvdW Theory: A Density Functional Theory of Adsorption, Surface Tension, and Screening / Sture Nordholm and Robert Penfold.--
5. Adsorption at Polarized Liquid-Liquid Interfaces / Takashi Kakiuchi.--
6. Nonlinear Optics at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces / Pierre-Francois Brevet.--
7. The Lattice-Gas and Other Simple Models for Liquid-Liquid Interfaces / Wolfgang Schmickler.--
8. Dynamic Aspects of Heterogeneous Electron-Transfer Reactions at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces / David J.Fermín and Riikka Lahtinen.--
9. Dynamic Behaviors of Molecules at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces Using the Time-Resolved Quasi-Elastic Laser Scattering Method / Isao Tsuyumoto and Tsuguo Sawada.--
10. Microstructure Effects on Transport in Reverse Microemulsions / John Texter.--
11. Investigation of Oil-Water Interfaces by Spectroscopic Methods. Relations with Rheological Properties of Multiphasic Systems / Eric Dufour, C.Lopez, and S.Herbert.--
12. Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy as a Local Probe of Chemical Processes at Liquid Interfaces / Anna L.Barker, Christopher J.Slevin, Patrick R.Unwin, and Jie Zhang.--
13. Hydrodynamic Techniques for Investigating Reaction Kinetics at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces: Historical Overview and Recent Developments / Christopher J.Slevin, Patrick R.Unwin, and Jie Zhang.--
14. Catalytic Effect of the Liquid-Liquid Interface in Solvent Extraction Kinetics / Hitoshi Watarai.--
15. Voltammetry at Micro-ITIES / Biao Liu and Michael V.Mirkin.--
16. Dynamics of Polar Solvent Motion at Liquid Interfaces / Nancy E.Levinger and Ruth E.Riter.--
17. Capacitance and Surface Tension Measurements of Liquid-Liquid Interfaces / Zdenek Samec.--
18. Liquid Membrane Ion-Selective Electrodes: Response Mechanisms Studied by Optical Second Harmonic Generation and Photoswitchable Ionophores as a Molecular Probe / Yoshio Umezawa.--

Part II.Liquid Interfaces in Biological Applications.--
19. Water-in-Oil Microemulsions: Protein Encapsulation and Release / Douglas G.Hayes.--
20. Biomimetic Charge Transfers Through Artificial Membranes / Sorin Kihara, Hiroyuki Ohde, Kohji Maeda, Yumi Yoshida, and Osamu Shirai.--
21. DNA-Modified Electrodes. Molecular Recognition of DNA and Biosensor Applications / Koji Nakano.--
22. Phospholipids at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces and Their Effect on Charge Transfer / Lasse Murtomäki, José A.Manzanares, Salvador Mafé, and Kyösti Kontturi.--
23. Biocatalysis in Liquid-Liquid Biphasic Media: Coupled Mass Transfer and Chemical Reactions / Mohamed Gargouri.--
24. Design of Biocompatible Ion Sensors / Keiichi Kimura.--
25. The Oscillation of Membrane Potential or Membrane Current / Kohji Maeda and Sorin Kihara.--
26. Selective Ion Transfer of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Ions Facilitated by Naphtho-15-Crown-5 Across Liquid-Liquid Interfaces and a Bilayer Lipid Membrane / Hidekazu Doe.--
27. Langmuir and Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Chlorophyll aand Photosystem II Complex / Roger M.Leblanc and Veeranjaneyulu Konka.--
28. Inter facial Electrical Phenomena in Green Plants: Action Potentials / Alexander G.Volkov and John Mwesigwa.--

Part III.Pharmaceutical Applications: Drugs at Liquid Interfaces.--
29. Voltammetric Study of Drugs at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces / Mitsugi Senda, Yuko Kubota, and Hajime Katano.--
30. Electrical Potential Oscillation Across a Water-Oil-Water Liquid Membrane in the Presence of Drugs / Kensuke Aral and Fumiyo Kusu.--
31. Transfer Mechanisms and Lipophilicity of lonizable Drugs / Frédéric Reymond.--
32. NMR Studies on Lipid Bilayer Interfaces Coupled with Anesthetics and Endocrine Disrupters / Emiko Okamura and Masaru Nakahara.--
33. Lipid Bilayers in Cells: Implications in Drug and Gene Delivery / T.Marjukka Suhonen, Pekka Suhonen, and Arto Urtti

Provides a comprehensive treatment of surface chemistry and its applications to chemical engineering, biology, and medicine. Focuses on the chmical and physical structure of oil-water interfaces and membrane surfaces. Details interfacial potentials, ion solvation, and electrostatic instabilities in double layers.