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By
Ivan Brovchenko, University of Dortmund, Physical Chemistry, Germany
Alla Oleinikova, University of Dortmund, Physical Chemistry, Germany
Description
Water in the proximity of a surface (interfacial water) is abundant on the earth. It is involved in various physical and chemical processes
and crucial for biological function. Despite numerous studies of interfacial water, systematic analysis of its properties is missing
in scientific literature. This book is a first comprehensive review of experimental and simulation studies of water in various confining
environments, such as hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces, surfaces of biomolecules, porous media, etc. Systematic analysis of interfacial
and confined water is based on the firm physical ground, which accounts for variety of the thermodynamic states of water near the surface,
surface phase transitions, surface critical behaviour, effect of confinement on the bulk and surface phase transitions of water, clustering
and formation of a spanning hydrogen-bonded water network via percolation transition. This allows distinguishing between universal features,
common for all fluids, and some specific water properties, related to intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Special attention is paid to the
properties of hydration water, which covers biomolecules and enables their biological activity. This book provides readers with basic
information on interfacial and confined water, which will be useful for scientists and engineers working in the fields of bioscienses,
nanociences and nanotechnologies.
Audience
This book is suitable for researchers in the field of physics, chemistry, bio-sciences, geo-sciences, pharmaceutical sciences, nanosciences
and astro-sciences. It is also suitable for students and engineers.
Contents
Phase diagram of bulk water; Surface transitions of water; Surface critical behavior of water; Phase diagram of confined water; Water
layers at hydrophilic surfaces; Role of interfacial water in biological function; Water in low-hydrated biosystems; States of interfacial
water in fully-hydrated biosystems; Summary and outlook; References.
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Hardbound, 320 pages, publication date: APR-2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-52718-9
ISBN-10: 0-444-52718-4
Imprint: ELSEVIER
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