Membranes, Helfrich model, 240
heterogeneity, 252
pores, polymer translocation, 21
tension, 249
Mesitylene, 46
Methylaluminoxanes (MAO), 128
Micelles, 85, 189, 214, 222–225
wormlike, 239
Molecular dynamics (MD), 1
Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), 267
Monolayers, 254
Monomer–monomer interactions, 4
Multichromophores, 63
photoswitchable, 128
star-shaped, 71
Multiscaling, 237
N
Nanocapsules, 33, 40, 52, 177, 182
Nanoparticles, 61, 128, 152, 177
polymersome shell layer, 188
NMR spectroscopy, 115
Nucleic acids, binding pockets, small
molecules, 52
O
Oligo( p-benzamides) (OPBA), 171
Oligo calix[4]arene catenanes, 33
Oligo(phenylene) bridges, 62
Onion-like structure, 177–183, 223
block copolymers, 177, 193
Opals, 87
OPLS–AA, 31
Organic dye molecules, 61
functionalized, 75
Organic electronics, 115
Osmolytes, 33
P
Pearl-necklace structure, 148
PERM algorithm (pruned-enriched Rosenbluth
method), 5, 149
Persistence length, 5, 7, 38, 133, 151, 163, 169,
226, 251
Perylene diimide (PDI), 63
TDI dyads, 63
Perylenemonoimide (PMI), 72
Photonic crystals, 86
Pincus regime, 6
Polybutadiene-b-poly(ethylene oxide)
(PB-b-PEO), 188
Polycation, 211
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), 174
Polyelectrolytes, 115, 211
complexes, 156
Polyelectrolytes, dendritic, 211
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), 171
Polyions, wormlike, 156, 230
Poly-L-lysine, 139, 170, 211, 225
Polymer adsorption, 1
Polymersomes, 188
Polymer translocation, 1, 21
Polymethacrylate-polystyrene brushes, 136
Polypeptides, α-helix/β-sheet, 139
self-assembly, 168
Polyphenylene dendrimers (PPDs), 120, 122
core–shell, 214
Poly(styrene-b-isoprene), 177
Poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate)
(PS-b-PMMA), 121, 177
Poly(tert-butyl acrylate), 184
Poly-2-vinylpyridinium (PVP), 141
Porcine microvascular endothelial cell
(PBMEC), 229
Protein polyelectrolytes, 211
Protein–membrane interactions, 255
Proteins, curvature-mediated interactions, 258
stabilization, 34
Pruned-enriched Rosenbluth method (PERM),
5, 149
Pulling, reversibility, 43
velocity, 31
Q
Quantum chemistry, 61
Quantum dots (QDs), 62
dye complexes, 76
oligomers, 78
Quaterrylene dye, 84
R
Raft hypothesis, lipids, 243, 252, 255
Rhodamine maleimide, 82
Rod–coil copolymers, 171
Rylene dyes, 82
Rylene tetracarboxydiimide, 62
S
Scanning force microscopy (SFM), 37
SELEX, 53
Self assembly, 115
PPDs, 131
Self-avoiding walk (SAW) model, 5
Self-consistent field (SCF), 15
Index
287
heterogeneity, 252
pores, polymer translocation, 21
tension, 249
Mesitylene, 46
Methylaluminoxanes (MAO), 128
Micelles, 85, 189, 214, 222–225
wormlike, 239
Molecular dynamics (MD), 1
Monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (MGDG), 267
Monolayers, 254
Monomer–monomer interactions, 4
Multichromophores, 63
photoswitchable, 128
star-shaped, 71
Multiscaling, 237
N
Nanocapsules, 33, 40, 52, 177, 182
Nanoparticles, 61, 128, 152, 177
polymersome shell layer, 188
NMR spectroscopy, 115
Nucleic acids, binding pockets, small
molecules, 52
O
Oligo( p-benzamides) (OPBA), 171
Oligo calix[4]arene catenanes, 33
Oligo(phenylene) bridges, 62
Onion-like structure, 177–183, 223
block copolymers, 177, 193
Opals, 87
OPLS–AA, 31
Organic dye molecules, 61
functionalized, 75
Organic electronics, 115
Osmolytes, 33
P
Pearl-necklace structure, 148
PERM algorithm (pruned-enriched Rosenbluth
method), 5, 149
Persistence length, 5, 7, 38, 133, 151, 163, 169,
226, 251
Perylene diimide (PDI), 63
TDI dyads, 63
Perylenemonoimide (PMI), 72
Photonic crystals, 86
Pincus regime, 6
Polybutadiene-b-poly(ethylene oxide)
(PB-b-PEO), 188
Polycation, 211
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), 174
Polyelectrolytes, 115, 211
complexes, 156
Polyelectrolytes, dendritic, 211
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), 171
Polyions, wormlike, 156, 230
Poly-L-lysine, 139, 170, 211, 225
Polymer adsorption, 1
Polymersomes, 188
Polymer translocation, 1, 21
Polymethacrylate-polystyrene brushes, 136
Polypeptides, α-helix/β-sheet, 139
self-assembly, 168
Polyphenylene dendrimers (PPDs), 120, 122
core–shell, 214
Poly(styrene-b-isoprene), 177
Poly(styrene-b-methyl methacrylate)
(PS-b-PMMA), 121, 177
Poly(tert-butyl acrylate), 184
Poly-2-vinylpyridinium (PVP), 141
Porcine microvascular endothelial cell
(PBMEC), 229
Protein polyelectrolytes, 211
Protein–membrane interactions, 255
Proteins, curvature-mediated interactions, 258
stabilization, 34
Pruned-enriched Rosenbluth method (PERM),
5, 149
Pulling, reversibility, 43
velocity, 31
Q
Quantum chemistry, 61
Quantum dots (QDs), 62
dye complexes, 76
oligomers, 78
Quaterrylene dye, 84
R
Raft hypothesis, lipids, 243, 252, 255
Rhodamine maleimide, 82
Rod–coil copolymers, 171
Rylene dyes, 82
Rylene tetracarboxydiimide, 62
S
Scanning force microscopy (SFM), 37
SELEX, 53
Self assembly, 115
PPDs, 131
Self-avoiding walk (SAW) model, 5
Self-consistent field (SCF), 15
Index
287