Physical Chemistry of Polyelectrolytes

". . .will be a valuable source for academics working in the physical chemistry of colloids and charged macromolecules, biochemistry, and molecular biology. . ..highly recommended for the bookshelves of groups dealing with polyelectrolytes."---Polymer News

• Part 1 Structure and properties of polyelectrolyte solutions: structure and dynamics of polyelectrolyte solutions by light scattering; molecular dynamics simulations on the cylindrical cell model; inverted forces in counterion condensation theory; polyelectrolyte solutions with multivalent added salts -stability, structure and dynamics; physical questions posed by DNA condensation; conformational transitions in polyelectrolyte molecules - influence of osmotic pressure of counterions; conductance of polyelectrolyte solutions, anisotrophy and other anomalies; electric polarizability of polyelectrolytes by Metropolis Monte Carlo simulation; polyelectrolytes in nonaqueous solutions. Part 2 Polyelectrolytes at interfaces: kinetics of polyelectrolyte adsorption; electric light scattering of colloid particles in polyelectrolyte solutions; monolayer assemblies of poly(L-glutamic acid)s at two-dimensional interfaces; emulsions stabilized by polyelectrolytes; polyelectrolyte-surfactant interactions at solid-liquid interfaces studied with surface force techniques; fragmentation of colloidal aggregates by polyelectrolyte adsorption; interactions between polyelectrolytes and kaolin; phase transitions in polyelectrolyte gels; anomalous migration of DNA in gels, and the polyelectrolyte nature of DNA; complexation between amphiphilic polyelectrolytes and proteins -from necklaces to gels; polyelectrolyte complex formation in highly aggregating systems - methodical aspects and general tendencies; surfactant binding to polyelectrolytes; metal complexation in polyelectrolyte solutions.