Physical Chemistry of Vital Phenomena

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Physical and Biophysical Chemistry Division* Measurement and Interpretation of Electrokinetic Phenomena

In this report, the status quo and recent progress in electrokinetics are reviewed. Practical rules are recommended for performing electrokinetic measurements and interpreting their results in terms of well-defined quantities, the most familiar being the ζ-potential or electrokinetic potential. This potential is a property of charged interfaces, and it should be independent of the technique use...

Physical Chemistry

The approaches range from theoretical studies – including statistical physics of non-equilibrium systems – to the organic synthesis of molecules and macromolecules, and they include many experimental studies on biological and biomimetic systems in which the parameters can be changed. A variety of microscopical techniques are used such as optical, multiphoton, electron and atomic force microscop...

Can Mathematics Explain Physical Phenomena?

Batterman ([2010]) raises a number of concerns for the inferential conception of the applicability of mathematics advocated by Bueno and Colyvan ([2011]). Here, we distinguish the various concerns, and indicate how they can be assuaged by paying attention to the nature of the mappings involved and emphasizing the significance of interpretation in this context. We also indicate how this concepti...

Food Physical Chemistry and Biophysical Chemistry

Food physical chemistry is considered to be a branch of Food chemistry [1] [2] concerned with the study of both physical and chemical interactions in foods in terms of physical and chemical principles applied to food systems, as well as the applications of physical/chemical techniques and instrumentation for the study of foods.[3] [4] [5] [6] This field encompasses the "physiochemical principle...

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