Title Towards Autonomous Soft Matter Systems : Experiments on Membranes and Active Emulsions Author(s) Thutupalli, Shashi Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2014. Description XVIII, 127 p. 84 illus., 26 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note 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 ISBN,Price 9783319007359 Keyword(s) 1. Amorphous substances 2. Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics 3. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS 4. BIOPHYSICS 5. Complex fluids 6. COMPLEX SYSTEMS 7. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS 8. EBOOK 9. EBOOK - SPRINGER 10. Materials???Surfaces 11. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY 12. Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics 13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS 14. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems 15. Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films 16. THIN FILMS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I07902     On Shelf