Polyelectrolytes: Theory, Properties and Applications

120 Index

scattering, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 25, 27, 28, 72, 75,
87, 88, 89, 91, 98
scattering intensity, 8
science, 26, 69, 109
screening, 5, 7, 13, 16, 17, 21, 36, 39, 48,
74, 104, 112
segregation, 3, 26, 27
self-assembly, 3, 26, 53, 76, 78, 82
self-organization, 72
sensitivity, 81, 88
sensors, 54, 81, 106
shape, 17, 38, 40, 54, 109
shear, 74
showing, 2, 22, 43
silicon, 77, 107
simulations, 3, 26, 31, 42, 65, 72, 74
single chain, 34, 44
SiO2, 58
smart materials, 3
sodium, 59, 65, 70, 75, 84, 87, 89, 111
soft matter, 109
solid surfaces, 29, 31, 32, 35, 39, 40, 42, 44,
46, 49, 50, 67, 70
solubility, 1, 8, 21, 45, 47
solution, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 21, 24, 39, 41, 44, 45,
47, 48, 49, 51, 55, 56, 58, 60, 67, 70, 73,
74, 75, 88, 90, 95, 97, 98
solvation, 48
species, 3, 43, 88, 89, 91
spectroscopy, 31, 89, 94, 95, 98
spin, 54, 55
stability, 16, 24, 82, 84, 104
stabilizers, 108
stoichiometry, 59, 88
strong segregation, 3
structure, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 17, 25, 30, 31, 36,
38, 43, 44, 45, 49, 51, 53, 60, 66, 72, 77,
79, 82, 86, 97, 103, 105
structure factors, 5, 6, 8
styrene, 59, 70, 84
substrates, 48, 51, 54, 55, 56, 59, 69
sulfate, 75, 78, 111
supermolecular structures, 28

surface energy, 23

surface properties, 80

surfactants, 30, 43, 68, 69, 75, 76, 77, 87,

88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98,

105, 109

suspense, 109

swelling, 48, 66, 88

symmetry, 12, 17

synthesis, 3, 102, 103

synthetic polymers, 30

T

tau, 91

techniques, 3, 31, 75, 89

temperature, 5, 21, 30, 31, 48, 91, 103, 113

temperature dependence, 113

tetrahydrofuran, 58

theoretical approaches, 31

therapy, 107

thermal energy, 41

thin films, 54, 80

tissue, 54

tissue engineering, 54

toxicity, 25

transport, 49, 105

treatment, 28, 107

tumor, 21

V

vacuum, 5, 89

Valencia, 68

variables, 30, 48

variations, 12, 16, 88

velocity, 55

versatility, 53

viscosity, 91, 111

volatile organic compounds, 81

volatility, 55