Polyelectrolytes - Thermodynamics and Rheology

This book offers a valuable reference source to graduate and post graduate students, engineering students, research scholars polymer engineers from industry. The book provides the reader with current developments of theoretical models describing the thermodynamics polyelectrolytes as well as experimental findings. A particular emphasis is put on the rheological description of polyelectrolyte solutions and hydrogels.

List of contents

Polyelectrolyte: Thermodynamics and Rheology.- Structure and Thermodynamics of Polyelectrolyte Complexes.- Polyelectrolyte: Science and Application.- Biological polyelectrolytes: Solutions, Gels, Intermolecular complexes and nanoparticles.- Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels: Thermodynamics.- Thermodynamic and rheological properties of polyelectrolyte systems.- Complexes formation between proteins and polyelectrolytes and their application in the downstream processes of enzyme purification.- Polyelectrolyte complexes: Bridging the ensemble average - single-molecule strategies.- Stratified Interpolyelectrolyte Complexes: Fabrication, Structure and Properties.- Monte Carlo Studies in Polyelectrolyte Solutions: Structure and Thermodynamics.-

Summary

This book offers a valuable reference source to graduate and post graduate students, engineering students, research scholars polymer engineers from industry. The book provides the reader with current developments of theoretical models describing the thermodynamics polyelectrolytes as well as experimental findings. A particular emphasis is put on the rheological description of polyelectrolyte solutions and hydrogels.

Product details

• Assisted by: Guillermo Alfredo Picó (Editor), Ogu Bayraktar (Editor), Oguz Bayraktar (Editor), Visakh P. M. (Editor), Guillermo Picó (Editor), Guillermo Alfredo Picó (Editor), P. M. Visakh (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319378039
• ISBN: 978-3-31-937803-9
• No. of pages: 379
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 21 mm x 235 mm
• Weight: 593 g
• Illustrations: XII, 379 p. 146 illus., 37 illus. in color.
• Series: Engineering Materials; Engineering Materials
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; B, Chemistry and Materials Science, polymers, Thermodynamics, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Polymer Sciences, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Engineering thermodynamics, Heat engineering, Heat transfer, Mass transfer, Polymer chemistry