Progress in Surface and Membrane Science

Contributors

Contents of Previous Volumes

The Mössbauer Effect in Surface Science

I. Introduction

II. Theory and Technique

III. Corrosion and Thin Film Studies

IV. Microcrystalline Material

V. Surface Structures

VI. Chemisorption and Catalysis

VII. Summary

References

Surface Functional Groups on Carbon and Silica

I. Introduction

II. Analytical Techniques For The Study of Surface Functional Groups

III. Functional Groups on Carbon

IV. Functional Groups on Silica

References

Wetting Phenomena Pertaining to Adhesion

I. Introduction

II. Adhesion and Adhesive Joint Strength

III. Kinetics of Wetting of Surfaces by Polymer Melts

References

The Physical State of Phospholipids and Cholesterol in Monolayers, Bilayers, and Membranes

I. Introduction

II. Physical Properties of Phospholipids

III. Phospholipid-Cholesterol Systems

IV. Biological Membranes

V. Summary and Conclusions

References

Heterocoagulation

I. Introduction

II. Theoretical Analysis of the Interaction Between Dissimilar Double Layers

III. The London-Van Der Waals Force Between Dissimilar Particles in a Medium

IV. Criteria for Heterocoagulation

V. Experimental Studies

List of Symbols

References

Effects of Calcium on Excitable Membranes and Neurotransmitter Action

I. Introduction

II. General Aspects of the Role of Ca++

III. Control of Ca++int Levels

IV. Ca++ext and Membrane-Mediated Events

V. Ca++-Neurotransmitter Interactions

VI. General Aspects of Hormone-Ca++ Interactions

References

Author Index

Subject Index