Donor–acceptor dyads, electronic
coupling, 105
flexibility, 93
linear/kinked, 63
Doxorubicin (DOX), 211, 221
Drug delivery, 21, 131, 168, 188, 211, 220, 226
albumin copolymer polyelectrolytes, 222
Dual pulse excitation, 94
Dynamic force spectroscopy (DFS), 27
E
Ectoin (tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-carboxylic acid)
33
Electronic coupling, 101
Electronic excitation energy transfer (EET),
61, 93
Endocytosis, 213
Endothelial cells, 211
Energy transfer, 61, 98
F
Fibronectin, stretching, 33
Flory–Huggins parameters, 146
Flow cytometry, 211
Fluid mosaic model, 252
Fluorophores, 61
Force-clamp mode, 31
Force fields, 30
Force-induced desorption transition, 18
Force-induced response, 1
Force probe molecular dynamics simulations, 1
Force-ramp protocol, 31
Force spectroscopy, 1, 33
Force spectrum, 29
G
Gaussian chains, 8, 133
Gaussian coils, 3, 171
Gaussian curvature modulus, 238, 244, 248
Gene delivery, 218
Gene transfection, cationic cylindrical
brushes, 225
Gene transfer, 211
Grand canonical ensemble (GCE), 18
GROMOS G53A5 force field, 30
Guest molecules, 130
H
Helfrich Hamiltonian, 239, 249
Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC),
72, 97, 174
Horseshoe brush, 144
Hydrogen bonds, 2, 27, 40, 49, 92, 115,
119, 130, 166, 241
Hydrophobic mismatch, membrane–protein
interactions, 256
Hydrophobic–polar (amphiphilic) copolymers
(HP-copolymers), 10
I
Inorganic–organic hybrid materials, 74
Insulating surface, 194
Intramolecular phase separation, 141
4-Iodo benzoic acid (IBA), 196
Ion transport, 124
J
Janus cylinders, 147
Junction-point reactive block
copolymers, 183
K
Kratky–Porod model, 5–7, 133–135
L
Landau–Brazovskii model, 254
Lasers, 86
liquid crystal, 88
Lasing, 61, 63, 86, 88, 92
Lauryl maltoside (LM), 85
Lenz model, 242
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs),
128, 171
Light-harvesting complexes, 61, 63, 81,
128, 267
Lipid bilayers, 237
Lipid membranes, tension, 249
models, coarse-grained, 241
Lipid rafts, 252
Lipofectamine, 229
Liposomes, 188
Liquid crystals, 115
lasers, 88
Liquid–liquid interfaces, selective, 10
M
MARTINI model, lipids, 243
Meandering brush, 144
Mediated interactions, 237
Membrane–protein systems/interactions,
237, 255
286
Index
coupling, 105
flexibility, 93
linear/kinked, 63
Doxorubicin (DOX), 211, 221
Drug delivery, 21, 131, 168, 188, 211, 220, 226
albumin copolymer polyelectrolytes, 222
Dual pulse excitation, 94
Dynamic force spectroscopy (DFS), 27
E
Ectoin (tetrahydro-2-methyl-4-carboxylic acid)
33
Electronic coupling, 101
Electronic excitation energy transfer (EET),
61, 93
Endocytosis, 213
Endothelial cells, 211
Energy transfer, 61, 98
F
Fibronectin, stretching, 33
Flory–Huggins parameters, 146
Flow cytometry, 211
Fluid mosaic model, 252
Fluorophores, 61
Force-clamp mode, 31
Force fields, 30
Force-induced desorption transition, 18
Force-induced response, 1
Force probe molecular dynamics simulations, 1
Force-ramp protocol, 31
Force spectroscopy, 1, 33
Force spectrum, 29
G
Gaussian chains, 8, 133
Gaussian coils, 3, 171
Gaussian curvature modulus, 238, 244, 248
Gene delivery, 218
Gene transfection, cationic cylindrical
brushes, 225
Gene transfer, 211
Grand canonical ensemble (GCE), 18
GROMOS G53A5 force field, 30
Guest molecules, 130
H
Helfrich Hamiltonian, 239, 249
Hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC),
72, 97, 174
Horseshoe brush, 144
Hydrogen bonds, 2, 27, 40, 49, 92, 115,
119, 130, 166, 241
Hydrophobic mismatch, membrane–protein
interactions, 256
Hydrophobic–polar (amphiphilic) copolymers
(HP-copolymers), 10
I
Inorganic–organic hybrid materials, 74
Insulating surface, 194
Intramolecular phase separation, 141
4-Iodo benzoic acid (IBA), 196
Ion transport, 124
J
Janus cylinders, 147
Junction-point reactive block
copolymers, 183
K
Kratky–Porod model, 5–7, 133–135
L
Landau–Brazovskii model, 254
Lasers, 86
liquid crystal, 88
Lasing, 61, 63, 86, 88, 92
Lauryl maltoside (LM), 85
Lenz model, 242
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs),
128, 171
Light-harvesting complexes, 61, 63, 81,
128, 267
Lipid bilayers, 237
Lipid membranes, tension, 249
models, coarse-grained, 241
Lipid rafts, 252
Lipofectamine, 229
Liposomes, 188
Liquid crystals, 115
lasers, 88
Liquid–liquid interfaces, selective, 10
M
MARTINI model, lipids, 243
Meandering brush, 144
Mediated interactions, 237
Membrane–protein systems/interactions,
237, 255
286
Index