Towards autonomous soft matter systems experiments on membranes and active emulsions Shashi Thutupalli

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Thutupalli, Shashi, author.

Series:

Springer theses 2190-5053

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Microfluidics.

Self-organizing systems.

Soft condensed matter.

Medical Subjects:

Microfluidics.

Genre:

dissertations

Academic theses

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cham Springer [2013?]

Summary:

This 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

Contents:

Membranes

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

Notes:

Ph. D. University of Göttingen (2013?)

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 9, 2013)

Other Format:

Print version Thutupalli, Shashi. Towards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems : Experiments on Membranes and Active Emulsions

ISBN:

9783319007359

3319007351

3319007343

9783319007342

OCLC:

858867790

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license