Ionic Interactions in Natural and Synthetic Macromolecules

Alberto Ciferri is currently a Visiting Professor at Duke University, an Associate at the National Research Council (ISMAC), and President of the Jepa-Limmat Foundation, which is devoted to advanced education in developing countries. His research has had significant impact in the areas of the rheological properties of natural and synthetic polymers, fibrous proteins, interactions between salts and macromolecules, liquid crystals, and supramolecular assemblies.Angelo Perico is Research Director at the National Research Council, associated with the Institute for Macromolecular Studies, in Genoa, Italy. Dr. Perico's research is related to theory and modeling of synthetic and biological macromolecules and their dynamics, assembly, and functions, particularly the interactions among oppositely and similarly charged polyelectrolytes and on the electrostatic effects that promote the formation of complex biomolecular structures.

• PREFACE ix CONTRIBUTORS xiiiPART I FUNDAMENTALS 11 ION PROPERTIES 3Yizhak Marcus2 IONIC INTERACTIONS IN SUPRAMOLECULAR COMPLEXES 35Hans-Jörg Schneider3 POLYELECTROLYTE FUNDAMENTALS 49Angelo Perico4 POLYELECTROLYTE AND POLYAMPHOLYTE EFFECTS IN SYNTHETIC AND BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES 91Ngo Minh Toan, Bae-Yeun Ha, and Dave Thirumalai5 MODELING THE STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS 121Juan J. Cerdà, Christian Holm, and Baofu QiaoPART II MIXED INTERACTIONS 1676 IONIC MIXED INTERACTIONS AND HOFMEISTER EFFECTS 169Alberto Ciferri7 HYDROPHOBIC POLYELECTROLYTES 211Andrés F. Olea8 ASSOCIATION OF POLYELECTROLYTES TO SURFACTANTS AND SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLIES: COMPETITIVE ROLE OF CHAIN RIGIDITY AND ASSEMBLY STABILITY 235Alberto Ciferri and Angelo Perico9 ION TRANSFER IN AND THROUGH CHARGED MEMBRANES: STRUCTURE, PROPERTIES, AND THEORY 267Victor V. Nikonenko, Andrey B. Yaroslavtsev, and Gérald Pourcelly10 REVERSIBLE COORDINATION POLYMERS 337Kim de Lange, Jos M.J. Paulusse, Antonius T.M. Marcelis, and Han Zuilhof11 STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF METAL BINDING SITES IN NATURAL AND DESIGNED METALLOPROTEINS 361Ornella Maglio, Flavia Nastri, and Angela Lombardi12 CHARGE-INDUCED EFFECTS ON ACID-BASE TITRATION AND CONFORMATIONAL STABILITY OF PROTEINS AND POLYPEPTIDES 451Jan HermansPART III FUNCTIONS AND APPLICATIONS 48313 IRON TRANSPORT IN LIVING CELLS 485Alvin L. Crumbliss and Claire J. Parker Siburt14 DNA-LIPID AMPHIPHILES FOR DRUG AND GENE THERAPY 551Peggy P.Y. Chan and LiShan Wang15 POLYELECTROLYTE INTELLIGENT GELS: DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS 581Piero Chiarelli and Danilo De Rossi16 IONIC POLYMER–METAL COMPOSITES FOR SENSORS AND ARTIFICIAL MUSCLES: MECHANOELECTRIC PERSPECTIVES 621Rashi Tiwari and Kwang J. Kim17 FUNCTIONAL LAYER-BY-LAYER POLYELECTROLYTES: ASSEMBLY STRATEGIES, CHARACTERIZATION, AND SELECTED APPLICATIONS 643Nicel Estillore, Wolfgang Knoll, and Rigoberto Advincula18 POLYELECTROLYTES AT INTERFACES: APPLICATIONS AND TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF POLYELECTROLYTE MULTILAYERS IN MEMBRANES 683Bastien Seantier and André Deratani19 SELF-ASSEMBLY OF POLYELECTROLYTES FOR PHOTONIC CRYSTAL APPLICATIONS 727Dario Cavallo and Davide Comoretto20 APPLICATIONS OF CHARGED MEMBRANES IN SEPARATION, FUEL CELLS, AND EMERGING PROCESSES 761Gérald Pourcelly, Victor V. Nikonenko, Natalia D. Pismenskaya, and Andrey B. Yaroslavtsev21 POLYMER GEL ELECTROLYTES: CONDUCTION MECHANISM AND BATTERY APPLICATIONS 817Ian M. Ward and Hugh V. St. A. HubbardLIST OF SYMBOLS 841INDEX 843

“This is a comprehensive text that explains the latest advances in the large class of natural and synthetic materials influenced by ionic-mixed interactions and their many potential applications.  It should be of interest to practitioners and students in chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and engineering.”  (Chemistry & Industry, 1 November 2012)