Fundamentals -- Ion properties -- Yizhak Marcus -- Ionic interaction in supramolecular complexes -- Hans-Jörg Schnieder -- Polyelectrolyte fundamentals -- Angelo Perico -- Polyelectrolyte and polyampholyte effects in natural and synthetic macromolecules -- Ngo Minh Toan, Bae-Yeun Ha, and D. Thirumalai -- Modelling the structure and dynamics of polyelectrolyte multilayers -- Juan J. Cerda, Christian Holm, and Baofu Qioa -- Mixed Inteactions -- Ionic-mixed interactions and Hofmeister effects -- Alberto Ciferri -- Hydrophobic Polyelectrolytes -- Andre's F. Olea -- Association of polyelectrolytes to surfactants, and supramolecular assemblies -- Alberto Ciferri and Angelo Perico -- Ion transfer in and through charged membranes. Structure, properties, theory -- V. Nikonenko, A. B. Yaroslavtsev, and G. Pourcelly -- Reversible coordination polymers -- Kim de Lange, Jos M. J. Paulusse, Antonius T. M. Marcelis, and Han Zuilhof -- Structured and functional aspects of metal binding sites in natural and designed metalloproteins -- Ornella Maglio, Flavia Nastri, and Angela Lombardi |