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Record Nr.

UNINA9910298653703321

Titolo

Polyelectrolytes : Thermodynamics and Rheology / / edited by Visakh P. M., Oguz Bayraktar, Guillermo Alfredo Picó

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-01680-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (388 p.)

Collana

Engineering Materials, , 1612-1317

Disciplina

547.704572

Soggetti

Materials science

Thermodynamics

Heat engineering

Heat transfer

Mass transfer

Polymers  

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials

Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer

Polymer Sciences

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 at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

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 --  .

Sommario/riassunto

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. .