1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144658603321

Titolo

Chlorophyll organization and energy transfer in photosynthesis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; New York, : Excerpta Medica, 1979

ISBN

1-280-78375-3

9786613694140

0-470-72043-3

0-470-71811-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Ciba Foundation symposium ; ; 61 (new ser.)

Disciplina

581.1/3342

Soggetti

Photosynthesis

Chlorophyll

Energy transfer

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Proceedings of the symposium held Feb. 7-9, 1978 in London.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibligraphical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Chlorophyll Organization and Energy Transfer in Photosynthesis; Contents; Chairman's opening remarks; Structure and function in photoreaction-centre chlorophyll; Discussion; Properties of chlorophyll on plasticized polyethylene particles; Discussion; The preparation and characterization of different types of light-harvesting pigment-protein complexes from some purple bacteria; Discussion; Chlorophyll-protein complexes of brown algae: P700 reaction centre and light-harvesting complexes; Discussion; Resonance Raman spectroscopy of chlorophyll-protein complexes; Discussion

The field of possible structures for the chlorophyll a dimer in photosystem I of green plants delineated by polarized photochemistry Discussion; Effects of ions and gravity forces on the supramolecular organization and excitation energy distribution in chloroplast membranes; Discussion; Fluorescence of light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-protein complexes: implications for the photosynthetic unit; Discussion; Energy transfer in a model of the photosynthetic unit; Discussion; Dynamics of excitons created by a single picosecond pulse; Discussion

Chlorophyll orientation and exciton migration in the photosynthetic



membrane Discussion; Tripartite and bipartite models of the photochemical apparatus of photosynthesis; Discussion; Picosecond fluorescence from photosynthetic systems in vivo; Discussion; Energy transfer and its dependence on membrane properties; Discussion; Quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence and photochemical activity of chloroplasts at low temperature; Discussion; Transfer and trapping of excitation energy in photosystem II; Discussion; General discussion; Some retrospective comments; Manganese and the evolution of oxygen

The state of chlorophyll in photosystem I, photosystem II and the light-harvesting unit Grosser structure of chlorophyll-protein complexes; Comparison of the Paillotin-Swenberg kinetic theory and the Searle-Tredwell empirical treatment; Index of contributors; Subject index

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789586203321

Titolo

Mining smartness from nature : selected, peer reviewed papers from the symposium H Mining smartness from nature of CIMTEC 2012 - 4th international conference Smart materials, structures and systems, held in Montecatini Terme, Italy, June 10-14, 2012 / / edited by Pietro Vincenzini [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Durnten-Zurich : , : Trans Tech Publications Ltd, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

3-908158-92-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (89 p.)

Collana

Advances in science and technology, , 1662-8969 ; ; v. 84

Altri autori (Persone)

VincenziniP. <1939->

Disciplina

620.19

Soggetti

Smart materials

Smart structures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Mining Smartness from Nature; Preface and Committees; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: Biomimetic Materials; Mimicking the Anisotropic Behavior of Natural Porous Structures by Controlling the Reinforcing Particles Distribution in Polymeric Foams; Mimicking Bone Architecture in a Metallic Structure; Novel Bionic Biomembrane Supported by Gold Nanoparticles/Cellulose Hybrid Films; Chapter 2: Biomimetic Sensors,



Actuators and Systems; Imitating the Cricket Cercal System: The Beauty of the Beast with a Twist of the Engineer; Actuator-Like Hydrogels Based on Conductive Chitosan

Use of Textile Friction to Mimic Hill's Model in Dynamic Contraction of Braided Artificial MusclesBio-Inspired Active Electrolocation Sensors for Inspection of Tube Systems; Biomimetics in Energy Systems: Light Transmission in the Window Plant Fenestraria aurantiaca as Inspiration for New Solutions in the Technical World; Chapter 3: Biomimetic Flow Control; Numerical Simulations of the Clap-Fling-Sweep Mechanism of Hovering Insects; Controlling Flow Structures by Wing Motion in a Flapping-Flight Model; Advantages of an Ornithopter against an Airplane with a Propeller; Biomimetic Wings

Keywords IndexAuthors Index

Sommario/riassunto

The 12 peer-reviewed papers collected here together offer a plenitude of up-to-date information on ""Mining Smartness from Nature"". The papers are conveniently arranged into: Chapter 1: Biomimetic Materials, Chapter 2: Biomimetic Sensors, Actuators and Systems, Chapter 3: Biomimetic Flow Control. Review from Book News Inc.: Vincenzini (World Academy of Ceramics, Italy) et al. bring together 12 papers presented by researchers working in biomedical materials, engineering, biology, zoology, and other areas in Europe, Brazil, and Asia at Symposium H, ""Mining Smartness from Nature,"" of CIMTEC 20