Physics 1901 – 1921

ContributorsContents of Recent VolumesSelectivity in Catalysis by Metals and Alloys I. Catalytic Activity of Metals; Correlations and Predictions II. Formal Description of the Selective Behavior III. Electronic Structure and Surface Composition of Metals and Alloys IV. Selectivity of Metals and Alloys V. Conclusions Acknowledgments ReferencesMonolayer Permeability I. A Perspective on Monolayer Permeation Studies II. Studies Using Different Permeants III. Summary of the Characteristics of the Monolayer Permeation Process IV. Theories of Monolayer Permeation V. The Permeation of Natural Membranes VI. The Relation between Monolayer and Macroscopic Processes ReferencesStructure Formation and Rheological Properties of Proteins and Surface-Active Polymers of Interfacial Adsorption Layers I. Rheological Methods of Investigation of Interfacial Adsorption Layers II. Formation of Interfacial Adsorption Layers of Surface-Active Biopolymers at Liquid Interfacial Boundaries III. Rheological Properties of Interfacial Adsorption Layers of Biopolymers ReferencesLipid-Associated Thermal Events in Biomembranes I. Introduction II. Methodological Limitations III. Crystallization IV. Liquid-Liquid Phase Separations V. Premelt and Prefreeze Phenomena VI. The Glassy State VII. Biological Control ReferencesInteractions of the Polar Groups of Phospholipid Bilayer Membranes I. Introduction II. Anhydrous Systems III. Hydrated Systems IV. Ion Binding V. Effects of Polar Group Interactions on the Packing within Bilayer Membranes VI. Summary and Conclusions Note Added in Proof Acknowledgments ReferencesGibbs Elasticity of Liquid Firms, Threads, and Foams I. Introduction II. Basic Concepts III. Gibbs Elasticity of Films IV. Elasticity of Liquid Threads and Stability of Capillary Jets V. Contribution of Gibbs Elasticity to Volumetric Elasticity of System VI. Perturbations of Films, Threads, and Foams by Gravitational Field ReferencesIndex