Towards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems
Experiments on Membranes and Active Emulsions
Authors: Thutupalli, Shashi
Free Preview- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, Germany
- Develops novel experimental systems and techniques aimed at building futuristic soft functional matter
- A cross-disciplinary work that is broadly applicable to research and development in physics, chemistry, biology and engineering
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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.
- Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-10
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Microfluidic Membrane Networks
Pages 11-27
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Electrostatic Interactions in Membrane Fusion
Pages 29-48
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Phase Contrast X-Ray Imaging of Lipid Membranes
Pages 49-63
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Oscillating Droplets: Chemical Micro-Oscillators
Pages 65-78
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Towards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems
- Book Subtitle
- Experiments on Membranes and Active Emulsions
- Authors
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- Shashi Thutupalli
- Series Title
- Springer Theses
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-00735-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-00735-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-00734-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-34612-0
- Series ISSN
- 2190-5053
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 127
- Number of Illustrations
- 58 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour
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