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100 1 _aThutupalli, Shashi.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTowards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems
_h[electronic resource] :
_bExperiments on Membranes and Active Emulsions /
_cby Shashi Thutupalli.
264 1 _aCham :
_bSpringer International Publishing :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2014.
300 _aXVIII, 127 p. 84 illus., 26 illus. in color.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSpringer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
_x2190-5053
505 0 _aMembranes -- Microfluidic membrane networks -- Electrostatic interactions in membrane fusion -- Phase contrast X-ray imaging of lipid membranes -- Oscillating droplets: Chemical micro-oscillators -- Swimming droplets: Artificial squirmers -- Interacting droplets: Collective dynamics -- Conclusions and Outlook -- Appendices -- Materials and Methods -- Hydrodynamic flow fields with axial symmetry.
520 _aThis book focuses on the assembly, organization and resultant collective dynamics of soft matter systems maintained away from equilibrium  by an energy flux. Living matter is the ultimate example of such systems, which are comprised of different constituents on very different scales (ions, nucleic acids, proteins, cells). The result of their diverse interactions, maintained using the energy from physiological processes, is a fantastically well-organized and dynamic whole. This work describes results from minimal, biomimetic systems and primarily investigates membranes and active emulsions, as well as key aspects of both soft matter and non-equilibrium phenomena. It is shown that these minimal reconstitutions are already capable of a range of complex behaviour such as nonlinear electric responses, chemical communication and locomotion. These studies will bring us closer to a fundamental understanding of complex systems by reconstituting key aspects of their form and function in simple model systems. Further, they may also serve as the first technological steps towards artificial soft functional matter.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 0 _aChemistry, Physical organic.
650 0 _aSurfaces (Physics).
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aSoft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics.
650 2 4 _aPhysical Chemistry.
650 2 4 _aMembranes.
650 2 4 _aSurfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.
650 2 4 _aStatistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
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830 0 _aSpringer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
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856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00735-9
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