Kunz Werner (ed.) Specific Ion Effects

Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company, 2010. — 348 p.Specific ion effects are important in numerous fields of science and technology. They have been discussed for over 100 years, ever since the pioneering work done by Franz Hofmeister and his group in Prague. Over the last decades, hundreds of examples have been published and periodically explanations have been proposed. However, it is only recently that a profound understanding of the basic effects and their reasons could be achieved. Today, we are not far from a general explanation of specific ion effects. This book summarizes the main new ideas that have come up in the last ten years.
In this book, the efforts of theoreticians are substantially supported by the experimental results stemming from new and exciting techniques. Both the new theoretical concepts and the experimental landmarks are collected and critically discussed by eminent scientists and well-known specialists in this field. Beyond the rigorous explanations, guidelines are given to non-specialists in order to help them understand the general rules governing specific ion effects in chemistry, biology, physics and engineering.Examples, Ion Properties and Concepts
An Attempt of a General Overview
Phospholipid Aggregates as Model Systems to Understand Ion-Specific Effects
Experiments and Models
Epameinondas Leontidis
Modeling Specific Ion Effects in Engineering Science
Promising Experimental Techniques
Linear and Non-linear Optical Techniques to Probe Ion Profiles at the Air–Water
interface
Ray Studies of Ion Specific Effects
The Determination of Specific Ion Structure by Neutron Scattering and Computer
Simulation
Specific Ion Effects at the Air–Water Interface
Experimental Studies
Newest Results from Theory and Simulation on Binding to Biomolecules
Mikael Lund, Jan Heyda and Pavel Jungwirth on-Specificity: From Solvation Thermodynamics
to Molecular Simulations and Back
HNC Calculations of Specific Ion Effects
Modifying the Poisson–Boltzmann Approach to Model Specific Ion Effects
Summary and Conclusions
An Attempt of a Summary