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This book presents the general concepts of self-organized spatio-temporal ordering processes. These concepts are demonstrated via prototypical examples of recent advances in materials science. Particular emphasis is on nanoscale soft matter in physics, chemistry, biology and biomedicine. The questions addressed embrace a broad spectrum of complex nonlinear phenomena, ranging from self-assembling near the thermodynamical equilibrium to dissipative structure formation far from equilibrium. Their mutual interplay gives rise to increasing degrees of hierarchical order. Analogues are pointed out, differences characterized and efforts are made to reveal common features in the mechanistic description of those phenomena.  .

Physics. --- Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Nanotechnology. --- Membranes. --- Polymer Sciences. --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Polymers. --- Physique --- Polymères --- Nanotechnologie --- Nanostructured materials. --- Self-assembly (Chemistry). --- Supramolecular chemistry. --- Atomic Physics --- Physics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Self-assembly (Chemistry) --- Nanomaterials --- Nanometer materials --- Nanophase materials --- Nanostructure controlled materials --- Nanostructure materials --- Ultra-fine microstructure materials --- Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics. --- Microstructure --- Nanotechnology --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Macromolecules --- Self-organizing systems --- Polymere --- Polymeride --- Polymers and polymerization --- Molecular technology --- Nanoscale technology --- High technology --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Amorphous substances. --- Complex fluids. --- Physical chemistry. --- Biophysics. --- Biological physics. --- Polymers  . --- Biological physics --- Biology --- Medical sciences --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Chemistry --- Complex liquids --- Fluids, Complex --- Amorphous substances --- Liquids --- Soft condensed matter