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"Adhesion of Cells, Viruses and Nanoparticles" describes the adhesion of cells, viruses and nanoparticles starting from the basic principles of adhesion science, familiar to postgraduates, and leading on to recent research results. The underlying theory is that of van der Waals forces acting between cells and substrates, embodied in the molecules lying at the surfaces, together with the geometry and elasticity of the materials involved. The first part describes the fundamental background to adhesion principles, including the phenomenology, the important equations and the modeling ideas. Then the mechanisms of adhesion are explored in the second part, including the elastic deformations of spheres and the importance of the energy of adhesion as measured in various tests. It is demonstrated that adhesion of cells is statistical and depends on Brownian movement and on the complex multiple contacts that can form as cells move around. Then, detailed chapters on cell adhesion, contact of viruses and aggregation of nanoparticles follow in Part 3. Finally, the last chapter looks to the future understanding of cell adhesion and points out some interesting directions of research, development and treatment of diseases related to these phenomena. This book is an ideal resource for researchers on adhesion molecules, receptors, cell and tissue culturing, virus infection, toxicity of nanoparticles and bioreactor fouling. It can also be used to support undergraduate and Masters level teaching courses. "This is a fascinating book and it is an invaluable resource for understanding particle-particle/surface adhesion at micro- and nano- scales. I intend to keep one for my future reference and highly recommend it to my students." (Prof. Zhibing Zhang, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK).

Cell adhesion. --- Adhesion. --- Adsorption --- Cohesion --- Adherence, Cell --- Cell adherence --- Adhesion --- Cell interaction --- Membrane fusion --- Junctional complexes (Epithelium) --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Physical chemistry. --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Chemistry

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“I think the next century will be the century of complexity” Prof. Stephen W. Hawking (DAMPT, University of Cambridge, UK), San Jose Mercury News, Morning Final Edition, January 23 (2000) Several different measures defining complexity have been recently proposed within the scientific disciplines of physics, biology, mathematics and computer science. Such measures of complexity are generally context dependent. In chemical physics, a set of statistical complexity measures have been introduced using the information theoretical tools centering around the electron probability density of an N-electron system and its additional characteristics. The current monograph presents a detailed description of such measures of complexity. Starting with the information theoretical foundations, this monograph discusses at length their applications in the electronic structure of atoms and molecules including reactivity. The subject matter of the title is covered by the leading research scientists in the field who present an up-to-date account of their contributions, including future projections. Statistical Complexity: Applications in Electronic Structure is intended for practicing physical, theoretical and computational chemists, material scientists, bio physicists and mathematical physicists.

Density functionals --- Chemistry --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Physical & Theoretical Chemistry --- Density functionals. --- Density functional methods --- Density functional theory --- Functional methods, Density --- Functionals, Density --- Chemistry. --- Physical chemistry. --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry. --- Functional analysis --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Physical sciences --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry

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"Catalytic Microreactors for Portable Power Generation” addresses a problem of high relevance and increased complexity in energy technology. This thesis outlines an investigation into catalytic and gas-phase combustion characteristics in channel-flow, platinum-coated microreactors. The emphasis of the study is on microreactor/microturbine concepts for portable power generation and the fuels of interest are methane and propane. The author carefully describes numerical and experimental techniques, providing a new insight into the complex interactions between chemical kinetics and molecular transport processes, as well as giving the first detailed report of hetero-/homogeneous chemical reaction mechanisms for catalytic propane combustion. The outcome of this work will be widely applied to the industrial design of micro- and mesoscale combustors.

Bioreactors. --- Chemical reactors. --- Combinatorial chemistry. --- Microchemistry. --- Microreactors. --- Chemistry --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Physical & Theoretical Chemistry --- Power resources. --- Energy --- Energy resources --- Power supply --- Chemistry. --- Physical chemistry. --- Catalysis. --- Electric power production. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Energy Technology. --- Natural resources --- Energy harvesting --- Energy industries --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Energy Systems. --- Activation (Chemistry) --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Surface chemistry --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Energy systems. --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry

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This comprehensive textbook provides a solid foundation of knowledge on the principles of heat and mass transfer and shows how to solve problems by applying modern methods. The basic theory is developed systematically, exploring in detail the solution methods to all important problems.   The thoroughly revised 3rd edition includes an introduction to the numerical solution of Finite Elements. A new section on heat and mass transfer in porous media has also been added.   The book will be useful not only to upper-level and graduate students, but also to practicing scientists and engineers, offering a firm understanding of the principles of heat and mass transfer, and showing how to solve problems by applying modern methods. Many completed examples and numerous exercises with solutions facilitate learning and understanding, and an appendix includes data on key properties of important substances.

Heat -- Transmission. --- Mass transfer. --- Heat --- Mass transfer --- Physics --- Mechanical Engineering --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Thermodynamics --- Mechanical Engineering - General --- Transmission --- Transmission. --- Mass transport (Physics) --- Heat transfer --- Thermal transfer --- Transmission of heat --- Engineering. --- Physical chemistry. --- Thermodynamics. --- Heat engineering. --- Heat transfer. --- Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Transport theory --- Energy transfer --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Dynamics --- Mechanics --- Heat-engines --- Quantum theory --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Chemistry --- Mechanical engineering

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The book deals with atomistic properties of solids which are determined by the crystal structure, interatomic forces and atomic displacements influenced by the effects of temperature, stress and electric fields. The book gives equal importance to experimental details and theory. There are full chapters dedicated to the tensor nature of physical properties, mechanical properties, lattice vibrations, crystal structure determination and ferroelectricity. The other crystalline states like nano-, poly-, liquid- and quasi crystals are discussed. Several new topics like nonlinear optics and the Rietveld method are presented in the book. The book lays emphasis on the role of symmetry in crystal properties. Comprehensiveness is the strength of the book; this allows users at different levels a choice of chapters according to their requirements.

Physics --- Solids --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Physics - General --- Atomic Physics --- Physics. --- Solids. --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Crystallography. --- Solid State Physics. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Crystallography and Scattering Methods. --- Solid state physics --- Transparent solids --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Leptology --- Mineralogy --- Solid state physics. --- Materials science. --- Physical chemistry. --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Chemistry --- Material science