A
Aluminum‐based complexes, activity in olefin polymerization, 205–222
B
Blends, of diblock copolymers, 263–275
Brownian dynamics, of cytochrome cmolecules in the presence of a charged surface, 187–204
C
Charged colloids, shear‐induced diffusion in dilute suspensions of, 235–244
Chiral smectic absorbed layer, effect of PTFE oriented film on, 75–92
Cholera toxin, modeling of binding to a lipid membrane by a non‐additive two‐dimensional hard‐disk model, 343–352
Coarse‐graining, by the inverse Monte Carlo method, 121–137
Complex fluid rheology, using laser tweezers, 167–185
Computer simulations, of polymers, scale‐hopping in, 1–31
Copolyimide membranes, cross‐linked, for the separation of gaseous and liquid mixtures, 277–293
Cross correlation, use in a depolarized light‐scattering experiment, 53–61
Cross‐linked copolyimide membranes, for the separation of gaseous and liquid mixtures, 277–293
Crystalline structure, prediction for polythiophene using molecular dynamics simulations, 93–113
Cytochrome cmolecules, diffusional dynamics in the presence of a charged surface, 187–204
D
Depolarized light‐scattering experiment, suppression of multiple scattering using the one‐beam setup, 53–61
Diblock copolymers, structure and dynamics of blends of, 263–275
Diffusional dynamics, of cytochrome cmolecules in the presence of a charged surface, 187–204
Dissipative particle dynamics simulations, made to a precise tool in soft matter modeling, 121–137
E
Elastic properties, of filled polymers, effect of particle agglomeration on, 115–120
F
Filled polymers, effect of particle agglomeration on the elastic properties of, 115–120
Flat adsorbing surfaces, Monte Carlo calculations of polymer adsorption at the entrance of cylindrical pores in, 295–312
G
Gaseous and liquid mixtures, cross‐linked copolyimide membranes for the separation of, 277–293
H
Homopolymers, nematic, 313–341
Hydrogels, composite, for sustained release of therapeutic agents, 393–407
I
Interfacial tension, between the lamellar and the sponge phases of a lyotropic system, 63–74
Inverse Monte Carlo method, coarse‐graining by, 121–137
L
Lamellar phase, of a lyotropic system, estimation of the interfacial tension with the sponge phase, 63–74
Laser tweezers, use in complex fluid rheology, 167–185
Light‐scattering probes, of viscoelastic fluids and solids, 139–165
Lipid membrane, modeling of cholera toxin binding by a non‐additive two‐dimensional hard‐disk model, 343–352
Liquid crystallinity, engineered, patterned peptide multilayer thin films through, 245–262
Lyotropic system, estimation of the interfacial tension between the lamellar and the sponge phases of, 63–74
M
Methyl side groups, weakening of a polyethylene chain by, 223–233
Molecular dynamics simulations, for prediction of crystalline structure of polythiophene, 93–113
Monte Carlo calculations, of polymer adsorption at the entrance of cylindrical pores in flat adsorbing surfaces, 295–312
Multiple scattering, suppression in a depolarized light‐scattering experiment using the one‐beam setup, 53–61
N
Nematic homopolymers, 313–341
Non‐additive two‐dimensional hard‐disk model, for modeling of cholera toxin binding to a lipid membrane, 343–352
O
Olefin polymerization, activity of aluminum‐based complexes in, 205–222
P
Particle agglomeration, effect on the elastic properties of filled polymers, 115–120
Patterned peptide multilayer thin films, through engineered liquid crystallinity, 245–262
Polarization modulation infrared spectroscopy, of an oriented PTFE film and its effect on the organization of a thin chiral smectic absorbed layer, 75–92
Polyelectrolyte networks, based on poly(para‐phenylene)s, 33–52
Polyethylene chain, weakening by methyl side groups, 223–233
Poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) gels, thin, temperature‐induced swelling and de‐swelling in water, 353–364
Polymers
Monte Carlo calculations of adsorption at the entrance of cylindrical pores in flat adsorbing surfaces, 295–312
scale‐hopping in computer simulations of, 1–31
Poly(para‐phenylene)s, polyelectrolyte networks based on, 33–52
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) oriented film, polarization modulation infrared spectroscopy of and its effect on the organization of a thin chiral smectic absorbed layer, 75–92
Polythiophene, molecular dynamics simulations for prediction of crystalline structure of, 93–113
PTFE. SeePolytetrafluoroethylene
S
Scale‐hopping, in computer simulations of polymers, 1–31
Shear‐induced diffusion, in dilute suspensions of charged colloids, 235–244
Single‐polymer chains, deformation, stretching, and relaxation of, 365–391
Sponge phase, of a lyotropic system, estimation of the interfacial tension with the lamellar phase, 63–74
Sustained release, of therapeutic agents, composite hydrogels for, 393–407
T
Temperature‐induced swelling and de‐swelling, of thin poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) gels in water, 353–364
V
Viscoelastic fluids and solids, light‐scattering probes of, 139–165
W
Wormlike chains, in nematic homopolymers, 313–341