Bottom-Up Self-Organization in Supramolecular Soft Matter Principles and Prototypical Examples of Recent Advances
This book presents the general concepts of self-organized spatio-temporal ordering processes. These concepts are demonstrated via prototypical examples of recent advances in materials science. Particular emphasis is on nanoscale soft matter in physics, chemistry, biology and biomedicine. The questio...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2015, 2015
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2015 |
| Series: | Springer Series in Materials Science
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This book presents the general concepts of self-organized spatio-temporal ordering processes. These concepts are demonstrated via prototypical examples of recent advances in materials science. Particular emphasis is on nanoscale soft matter in physics, chemistry, biology and biomedicine. The questions addressed embrace a broad spectrum of complex nonlinear phenomena, ranging from self-assembling near the thermodynamical equilibrium to dissipative structure formation far from equilibrium. Their mutual interplay gives rise to increasing degrees of hierarchical order. Analogues are pointed out, differences characterized and efforts are made to reveal common features in the mechanistic description of those phenomena. |
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| Physical Description: | XIV, 293 p. 163 illus., 90 illus. in color online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783319194103 |