I studied the behavior of phospholipids in strong electric fields for years so I found
this chapter particularly informative.
Dr. Vasily Artemov has large experience of studying water on both theoretical
and experimental levels. He was heading the lab of intermolecular interaction
spectroscopy for many years before he joined the Skoltech Center for Energy
Science and Technology in Moscow. He has had several stays in Germany, in
particular, at the 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart. His research
interests and literature output correspond closely to the contents of this book.
I became particularly interested in Dr. Artemov’s work when he presented evidence
in a seminar on the enhanced conduction of protons at solid/liquid interfaces, the
mechanism of which he discusses in the last chapter of this book. This is extremely
topical since the enhanced lateral conduction of protons at lipid/water interfaces
was discussed and evidenced in relation to Peter Mitchell’s Chemiosmotic theory.
This exemplifies how relevant this book is to biological mechanisms of energy and
ion transfer, which incidentally the Author highlights in relation to nerve function.
As suggested by the Author, the ionic model of water paves the way for explaining
many water-related anomalies.
Leeds, UK
February 2021
Andrew Nelson
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Foreword
this chapter particularly informative.
Dr. Vasily Artemov has large experience of studying water on both theoretical
and experimental levels. He was heading the lab of intermolecular interaction
spectroscopy for many years before he joined the Skoltech Center for Energy
Science and Technology in Moscow. He has had several stays in Germany, in
particular, at the 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universität Stuttgart. His research
interests and literature output correspond closely to the contents of this book.
I became particularly interested in Dr. Artemov’s work when he presented evidence
in a seminar on the enhanced conduction of protons at solid/liquid interfaces, the
mechanism of which he discusses in the last chapter of this book. This is extremely
topical since the enhanced lateral conduction of protons at lipid/water interfaces
was discussed and evidenced in relation to Peter Mitchell’s Chemiosmotic theory.
This exemplifies how relevant this book is to biological mechanisms of energy and
ion transfer, which incidentally the Author highlights in relation to nerve function.
As suggested by the Author, the ionic model of water paves the way for explaining
many water-related anomalies.
Leeds, UK
February 2021
Andrew Nelson
vi
Foreword