Progress in Surface and Membrane Science

Progress in Surface and Membrane Science, Volume 5 covers the developments in the study of surface and membrane science. The book discusses the Mössbauer effect in surface science; the surface functional groups on carbon and silica; and the wetting phenomena pertaining to adhesion. The text also describes the physical state of phospholipids and cholesterol in monolayers, bilayers, and membranes; the characteristics of heterocoagulation; and the effects of calcium on excitable membranes and neurotransmitter action. Chemists, physiologists, biophysicists, and civil engineers will find the book invaluable.

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Contents of Previous Volumes
The Mössbauer Effect in Surface Science
I. Introduction
II. Theory and Technique
III. Corrosion and Thin Film Studies
IV. Microcrystalline Material
V. Surface Structures
VI. Chemisorption and Catalysis
VII. Summary
References
Surface Functional Groups on Carbon and Silica
I. Introduction
II. Analytical Techniques For The Study of Surface Functional Groups
III. Functional Groups on Carbon
IV. Functional Groups on Silica
References
Wetting Phenomena Pertaining to Adhesion
I. Introduction
II. Adhesion and Adhesive Joint Strength
III. Kinetics of Wetting of Surfaces by Polymer Melts
References
The Physical State of Phospholipids and Cholesterol in Monolayers, Bilayers, and Membranes
I. Introduction
II. Physical Properties of Phospholipids
III. Phospholipid-Cholesterol Systems
IV. Biological Membranes
V. Summary and Conclusions
References
Heterocoagulation
I. Introduction
II. Theoretical Analysis of the Interaction Between Dissimilar Double Layers
III. The London-Van Der Waals Force Between Dissimilar Particles in a Medium
IV. Criteria for Heterocoagulation
V. Experimental Studies
List of Symbols
References
Effects of Calcium on Excitable Membranes and Neurotransmitter Action
I. Introduction
II. General Aspects of the Role of Ca++
III. Control of Ca++int Levels
IV. Ca++ext and Membrane-Mediated Events
V. Ca++-Neurotransmitter Interactions
VI. General Aspects of Hormone-Ca++ Interactions
References
Author Index
Subject Index