Hiroyuki Ohshima is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Tokyo University of Science, Japan. He is the author or coauthor of seven books and over 300 book chapters and journal publications reflecting his research interests in colloid and interfacial sciences, as well as biophysical chemistry. Dr. Ohshima has conducted research at the University of Melbourne, the State University of New York at Buffalo, and the University of Utah. He currently edits two journals, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces and Colloid and Polymer Science.

• PREFACE xi CONTRIBUTORS xiiiPART I FUNDAMENTALS 11 Potential and Charge of a Hard Particle and a Soft Particle 3Hiroyuki Ohshima2 Electrostatic Interaction between Two Colloidal Particles 17Hiroyuki Ohshima3 The Derjaguin–Landau–Verwey–Overbeek (DLVO) Theory of Colloid Stability 27Hiroyuki Ohshima4 Electrophoretic Mobility of Charged Particles 35Hiroyuki Ohshima5 Electrophoretic Mobility of Gold Nanoparticles 51Kimiko Makino and Hiroyuki Ohshima6 Electrophoresis of Soft Particles in a Confined Space 61Li-Hsien Yeh and Jyh-Ping Hsu7 Surface Conductivity 95Stanislav S. Dukhin, Ralf Zimmermann, and Carsten Werner8 Computer Simulations of Charged Colloids 1271. Mesoscopic ModelingYasuya Nakayama, Kang Kim, and Ryoichi Yamamoto9 Computer Simulations of Charged Colloids 1412. Electrophoresis and SedimentationKang Kim, Yasuya Nakayama, and Ryoichi Yamamoto10 Electrostatic and Steric Stabilization of Colloidal Dispersions 153Tharwat Tadros11 Aggregation Kinetics of Colloidal Particles 173Motoyoshi Kobayashi12 Electroacoustic Theories and Measurement Techniques 193Shin-Ichi Takeda13 Colloid Vibration Potential and Ion Vibration Potential in Surfactant Solutions 209Youichi Takata and Hiroyuki Ohshima14 Interfacial Tension of Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions: Ion-Free Layer 223Youichi Takata and Hiroyuki OhshimaPART II APPLICATIONS IN NANO- AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 24115 Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy on Electrode Polarization and Its Scaling 243Anatoli Serghei, Joshua R. Sangoro, and Friedrich Kremer16 Layer-by-Layer Assembly on Stimuli-Responsive Microgels 275John Erik Wong and Walter Richtering17 Dynamics of Polymers and Polyelectrolytes at Colloidal Interface and Subsequent Flocculation 299Yasuhisa Adachi18 Colloidal Particle Processing Using Heterocoagulation 315Hiroshi Sasaki, Chiharu Tokoro, and Hiroshi Hayashi19 Electrokinetic Coupling in Colloidal Arrays Formed under AC Electric Fields 331Satoshi Nishimura20 Size Distribution Measurements of Fine Particles Using Their Pearl Chain Formations under a DC Electric Field 351Akira Otsuki, Gjergi Dodbiba, and Toyohisa Fujita21 Analysis of Functional Groups at Buried Liquid/Solid Interfaces Utilizing Polarization Modulation Infrared External Reflection Spectroscopy 361Hiroharu Yui22 Fabrication of Liquid Crystal Displays Containing Capped Nanoparticles and Their Electro-optic Properties 373Yukihide Shiraishi, Naoto Nishida, and Naoki Toshima23 Fabrication of Ordered Nanopattern Structures Using Two-Dimensional Colloidal Monolayers 391Takeshi Kawai24 Liquid-Phase Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes and Other Carbon Nanomaterials 407Kiyofumi Yamagiwa and Jun Kuwano25 Oxide Cathode Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells 423Morihiro Saito and Jun Kuwano26 Dynamics and Structure of Water Nanotube Clusters Confined to Nanoporous Molecular Crystals 441Makoto Tadokoro27 Surface Electrochemistry of Electrospun Nanofi bers 469Hidetoshi Matsumoto and Akihiko Tanioka28 Shave-Off Profiling as a Nanoscale 3-D Element Imaging Technique 481Masashi Nojima29 Interfacial Charge Storage of Manganese Oxide Electrodes for Electrochemical Capacitors 491Shinichi Komaba, Naoaki Yabuuchi, and Tomoya Tsuchikawa30 Surface Functionalization of Diamond Electrodes 509Takeshi Kondo31 Quantum Electrochemical Study of Benzene Derivatives 5271. Electronic Structure and Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of Aspirin and ParacetamolKazunaka Endo32 Quantum Electrochemical Study of Benzene Derivatives 5412. Analysis of X-Ray Photoelectron Spectra of Electrochemically Prepared Polyaniline by DFT Calculations Using Model MoleculesKazunaka Endo33 Synthesis and Solution Properties of Fluorocarbon–Hydrocarbon Hybrid Surfactants 555Yukishige Kondo34 Electrochemical Dynamic Control of Self-Assemblies Formed by Redox-Active Surfactants 567Koji Tsuchiya, Hirofumi Yajima, Hideki Sakai, and Masahiko Abe35 Photoinduced Manipulation of Self-Organized Nanostructure of Block Copolymers 583Kunihiko Okano and Takashi Yamashita36 Applications of Electrical Phenomena in Membranes and Membrane Separation Processes 599Kazuho NakamuraPART III APPLICATIONS IN BIOSCIENCES 61737 Dielectric Dispersion in Colloidal Systems: Applications in the Biological Sciences 619María Luisa Jiménez, Silvia Ahualli, Raúl A. Rica, and Ángel V. Delgado38 Electrokinetic Methods in Biological Interfaces: Possibilities and Limitations 645Ángel V. Delgado, Julián López-Viota, and Fernando González-Caballero39 Molecular Mechanisms of Membrane Fusion 673Shinpei Ohki and Klaus Arnold40 Drug Delivery System 709Kimiko Makino41 On-Chip Cell Electrophoresis and Evaluating Cellular Functions 725Takanori Akagi and Takanori Ichiki42 Surface Characteristics and Attachment Behaviors of Bacterial Cells 737Hisao Morisaki43 Design and Fabrication of Sterically Stabilized Liposomes Dispersed in Aqueous Solutions by Utilizing Electrostatic Interactions for Use in Biomedical Applications 755Katsumi Uchida and Hirofumi Yajima44 Cell Regulation through Membrane Rafts/Caveolae 767Yohei Saito, Toshiyuki Owaki, and Fumio Fukai45 Oxidoreductases: Asymmetric Reduction Using Photosynthetic Organisms 783Tetsuo Takemura and Kaoru Nakamura46 Surface Organization of Poly (Ethylene Glycol) (PEG)-Based Block Copolymers for Biomedical Applications 801Hidenori Otsuka47 PEGylated Nanoparticles for Biological and Pharmaceutical Applications 815Hidenori OtsukaINDEX 839