Progress in Surface and Membrane Science

Progress in Surface and Membrane Science, Volume 10 covers the advances in surface and membrane science. The book discusses the selective changes of cellular particles influencing sedimentation properties; and the rotating disk and ring-disk electrodes in investigations of surface phenomena at the metal-electrolyte interface. The text also describes the membrane potential of phospholipid bilayer and biological membranes; the adsorption of surfactant monolayers at gas/liquid and liquid/liquid interfaces; and the enzymes immobilized on glass. Chemists and people involved in electrochemistry will find the book invaluable.

Contributors

Contents of Recent Volumes

Selective Changes of Cellular Particles

Influencing Sedimentation Properties

I. Introduction

II. Influence of the Suspending Medium

III. Change of the Particle Composition In Vitro

IV. Change of the Sedimentation Properties Owing to a Deterioration of Particles during Centrifugation

V. Changes of Subcellular Structures In Vivo

VI. Conclusion

References

Rotating Disk and Ring-Disk Electrodes in Investigations of Surface Phenomena at the Metal-Electrolyte Interface

I. Introduction

II. The Theory of Convective Diffusion to a Rotating Disk Electrode

III. Kinetic Investigations

IV. Rotating Ring-Disk Electrode

References

Membrane Potential of Phospholipid Bilayer and Biological Membranes

I. Introduction

II. Various Membrane Potential Theories

III. Membrane Potential, Ion Permeability, and Selectivity

IV. Lipid Bilayer Experiments

V. Biological Membrane Studies

VI. Discussion

References

Adsorption of Surfactant Monolayers at Gas/Liquid and Liquid/Liquid Interfaces

I. Introduction

II. Approaches to an Equation of State for Monolayers

III. Thermodynamics of Adsorption and the Equation of State

IV. Ideal Behaviour and Interactions at Surfaces

V. Measured Equilibrium Surface Properties

VI. Conclusions

References

Enzymes Immobilized on Glass

I. Introduction

II. Glass

III. Enzymes

IV. Enzymes Immobilized on Glass

V. Effect of Immobilization on Enzymatic Activity

VI. Alternate Methods of Immobilization

VII. Current applications of Glass-Immobilized Enzymes

VIII. Summary and Conclusions

References

Subject Index