Polyelectrolytes: Theory, Properties and Applications

118 Index

K

kinetics, 31, 49, 52, 64, 70, 77, 93, 112

L

light, 28, 54, 75, 81, 87, 89, 91, 98, 109, 112
light scattering, 87, 89, 91, 98
light-emitting diodes, 81
linear dependence, 62
liposomes, 54, 56, 82, 83
liquid interfaces, 69, 77
liquid phase, 47
liquids, 30
Luo, 85
lysine, 85

M

macromolecules, 30, 43, 71, 104, 107
magnitude, 43, 49, 59
manufacturing, 54
mass, 31, 41, 49, 53, 92
materials, 26, 27, 30, 40, 53, 54, 55, 66, 77,
81, 101, 107
matrix, 4, 5
matter, 66, 72, 109
mean-field theory, 32, 35
measurements, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94
mechanical properties, 30, 53, 66
membranes, 54, 103, 105, 106
methodology, 53, 54, 55, 56, 5 7
micelle, 2, 4, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 92
microphase, 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17,
20, 25, 26, 27, 28
microscopy, 71, 88
microstructure, 13, 25, 112
miscibility, 4
mixing, 111, 112
models, 3, 32, 42, 50, 64, 101
modifications, 57, 62, 66
modified polymers, 108

molecular structure, 69, 89, 90

molecular weight, 3, 27, 45, 88, 90, 91, 92,

93, 98

molecules, 30, 43, 79, 92, 93, 97, 109

monomers, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 22,

24, 25, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 44, 60, 61

morphology, 3, 27, 76, 85, 88, 89, 94

mucin, 77, 80

multilayer films, 78, 85, 86

N

NaCl, 58

nanomaterials, 53, 74

nanometer, 71, 98

nanometer scale, 71, 98

nanoparticles, 30, 79, 80, 82, 88, 93, 94, 96,

108

nanostructured materials, 26

nanostructures, 28, 83

nanotechnologies, 3

National Academy of Sciences, 112

neglect, 32

Netherlands, 109

neutral, 1, 3, 4, 5, 12, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26,

27, 28, 47

next generation, 103

nitric oxide, 108

nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 86, 88,

89

P

pairing, 60, 66

parallel, 44

permeability, 86

permission, 45, 46, 52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61,

63, 64, 65, 67

personality, 109

pH, 21, 30, 31, 43, 48, 60, 65, 71, 84, 90,

111

pharmaceutical, 30, 107

phase diagram, 3, 20, 27