Borsali, Redouane;Pecora, Robert

Soft-Matter Characterization Scattering, Imaging and Manipulation

      Springer-Verlag GmbH, Juli 2008. NEUBUCH! 4-volume set, not available separately. - 1455 Seiten 245 mm mm mm x 172 mm mm mm x 74 mm mm mm mm mm Einband:Gebunden. This 2 volume 4-part set includes extensive discussions of scattering techniques (light, neutron and X-ray) and related fluctuation and grating techniques that are at the forefront of this field. Most of the scattering techniques are Fourier space techniques. Recent advances have seen the development of powerful direct imaging methods such as atomic force microscopy and scanning probe microscopy. In addition, techniques that can be used to manipulate soft matter on the nanometer scale are also in rapid development. These include the scanning probe microscopy technique mentioned above as well as optical and magnetic tweezers. This will appeal to soft matter scientists at the graduate level and above, condensed matter physicists, chemists, biologists, medical doctors and engineers. TOC:Volume I:Part I: Basic Concepts of Scattering.- Rod-like particles and Semi-rigid Polymers.- Theory of Polyelectrolytes.- Star Polymers and Dendrimers.- Micelles.- Brush-like Polymers.- Part II: Static Light Scattering.- Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS).- Light Scattering in Shear Fields.- Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching.- Forced Rayleigh Scattering (FRS).- Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS).- Dynamics of Block Copolymer disordered state: RPA approach. Light Scattering by Polysaccharides.- Gels.Volume II:Part III: Neutron Scattering: SANS.- SANS Liquid Crystal.- Adsorption of polyelectrolyte micelles as studied with neutron reflectivity and ellipsometry.- X-ray Scattering: SAXS/WAXS and ASAXS.- X-Ray (XPCS).- SAXS of Polyelectrolytes.- SAXS of Block Copolymer.- SAXS by Proteins.- Part IV: Imaging of Membranes (AFM).- Vesicles/micelles/rods and Imaging.- Polymers at Interfaces (AFM, etc).- Cryo-TEM.- Tweezers and Fluorescence microscopy.- Single Molecule Microscopy.- DNA Manipulation.- Brush-like Polymers.- Proteines/AFM.