04804nam 22008415 450 991030039090332120220303151405.03-319-00735-110.1007/978-3-319-00735-9(CKB)2670000000423530(EBL)1466878(OCoLC)858867790(SSID)ssj0001010810(PQKBManifestationID)11636638(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001010810(PQKBWorkID)11003320(PQKB)10908634(MiAaPQ)EBC1466878(DE-He213)978-3-319-00735-9(PPN)172422795(EXLCZ)99267000000042353020130905d2014 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTowards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems Experiments on Membranes and Active Emulsions /by Shashi Thutupalli1st ed. 2014.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Springer,2014.1 online resource (141 p.)Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Description based upon print version of record.3-319-00734-3 Membranes -- Microfluidic membrane networks -- Electrostatic interactions in membrane fusion -- Phase contrast X-ray imaging of lipid membranes -- Oscillating droplets: Chemical micro-oscillators -- Swimming droplets: Artificial squirmers -- Interacting droplets: Collective dynamics -- Conclusions and Outlook -- Appendices -- Materials and Methods -- Hydrodynamic flow fields with axial symmetry.This book focuses on the assembly, organization and resultant collective dynamics of soft matter systems maintained away from equilibrium  by an energy flux. Living matter is the ultimate example of such systems, which are comprised of different constituents on very different scales (ions, nucleic acids, proteins, cells). The result of their diverse interactions, maintained using the energy from physiological processes, is a fantastically well-organized and dynamic whole. This work describes results from minimal, biomimetic systems and primarily investigates membranes and active emulsions, as well as key aspects of both soft matter and non-equilibrium phenomena. It is shown that these minimal reconstitutions are already capable of a range of complex behaviour such as nonlinear electric responses, chemical communication and locomotion. These studies will bring us closer to a fundamental understanding of complex systems by reconstituting key aspects of their form and function in simple model systems. Further, they may also serve as the first technological steps towards artificial soft functional matter.Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,2190-5053Amorphous substancesComplex fluidsPhysical chemistryBiophysicsBiological physicsSurfaces (Technology)Thin filmsStatistical physicsDynamical systemsSoft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P25021Physical Chemistryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/C21001Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P27008Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Filmshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/Z19000Complex Systemshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P33000Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systemshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19090Amorphous substances.Complex fluids.Physical chemistry.Biophysics.Biological physics.Surfaces (Technology)Thin films.Statistical physics.Dynamical systems.Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.Physical Chemistry.Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics.Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.Complex Systems.Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.530Thutupalli Shashiauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut791335BOOK9910300390903321Towards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems1768713UNINA