Biophysical Chemistry Molecules to Membranes
Biophysical Chemistry: Molecules to Membranes is a one-semester textbook for graduate and senior undergraduate students. Developed over several years of teaching, the approach differs from that of other texts by emphasizing thermodynamics of aqueous solutions, by rigorously treating electrostatics a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Molecules, Membranes, and Modeling
- I Review of Thermodynamics
- 2 Thermodynamics: An Introductory Glance
- 3 The First Law
- 4 The Second Law
- 5 Free Energy
- 6 Multiple-Component Systems
- 7 Phase Equilibria
- 8 Engineering the Cell: A Modeling Approach to Biological Problem Solving
- II The Nature of Aqueous Solutions
- 9 Water: A Unique Structure, A Unique Solvent
- 10 Introduction to Electrolytic Solutions
- 11 Ion—Solvent Interactions
- 12 Ion—Ion Interactions
- 13 Molecules in Solution
- 14 Macromolecules in Solution
- III Membranes and Surfaces in Biological Systems
- 15 Lipids in Aqueous Solution: The Formation of the Cell Membrane
- 16 Irreversible Thermodynamics
- 17 Flow in a Chemical Potential Field: Diffusion
- 18 Flow in an Electric Field: Conduction
- 19 The Electrified Interface
- 20 Electrokinetic Phenomena
- 21 Colloidal Properties
- 22 Forces Across Membranes
- Appendices
- Appendix I Further Reading List
- Appendix II Study Questions
- Appendix III Symbols Used
- Appendix IV Glossary