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com/booksellers Springer News 3/2008
S. Canuto, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ed.)
Solvation Effects on Molecules
and Biomolecules Fundamentals of Biochemical
Computational Methods and Applications
Engineering
This volume is an interdisciplinary treatise on
the theoretical approach to solvation problems.
Solvents are important in chemistry, physics, and
biology. Almost all experiments made in organic
chemistry, including all kinds of spectroscopy, are
made in solution. In biology, several reactions are
known that only occur in an aqueous environment.
In physics, the interaction with the environment
changes optical properties and affects the design of
sensors and devices.
In recent years the development of theoretical
methods to treat solvation problems has seen great
progress and quantum chemistry is now making an
important incursion into the liquid phase, coupling
statistical physics with quantum mechanics.
Features
7 Provides a quantum mechanical overview of
solvation problems 7 A single source guide to
‚state of the art‘ theoretical chemistry methods
which have been specifically developed to handle
solvation effects
From the contents
1. Solvation models for molecular properties:
continuum versus discrete approaches.- 2. The
multipole moment expansion solvent continuum
model: a brief review.- 3. The discrete reaction field
approach for calculating solvent effects.- 4. Ther-
mochemical analysis of the hydration of neutral
solutes.- 5. Electronic properties of hydrogen bond
networks: implications for solvent effects in polar
liquids.- 6. Solvent effects on radiative and non-
radiative excited state decays.- 7. The sequential
QM/MM method and its applications to solvent
effects in electronic and structural properties of
solutes.- 8. Statistical Mechanical Modeling of
Chemical Reactions in Condensed Phase Systems.
Fields of interest
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry;
Molecular Medicine; Physical Chemistry
Target groups
Computational chemists, molecular biologists,
physical chemists, materials scientists
Type of publication
Contributed volume
Due August 2008
2008. Approx. 500 p. 160 illus., 60 in color. (Challenges
and Advances in Computational Chemistry and Physics,
Volume 6) Hardcover
7 € 379,00 | £291.50
ISBN 978-1-4020-8269-6
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R. Dutta, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Lucknow,
India
The biology, biotechnology, chemistry, pharmacy
and chemical engineering students at various
universtiy and engineering institutions are
required to take the Biochemical Engineering
course either as an elective or compulsory subject.
This book is written keeping in mind the need for
a text book on afore subject for students from both
engineering and biology backgrounds. The main
feature of this book is that it contains the solved
problems, which help the students to understand
the subject better. The book is divided into three
sections: Enzyme mediated bioprocess, whole cell
mediated bioprocess and the engineering prin-
ciple in bioprocess. Dr. Rajiv Dutta is Professor
in Biotechnology and Director, Amity Institute
of Biotechnology, Lucknow. He earned his M.
Tech. in Biotechnology and Engineering from
the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT,
Kharagpur and Ph.D. in Bioelectronics from BITS,
Pilani.
Features
7 Contains solved problems 7 Needed for
biochemical engineering course
Contents
Enzyme Kinetics; Immobilized Enzyme; Industrial
Applications of Enzymes; Cell Cultivations; Cell
Kinetics and Fermenter Design; Genetic Engi-
neering; Sterilization; Agitation and Aeration;
Downstream Processing.
Fields of interest
Biochemical Engineering; Biotechnology
Target groups
Engineering undergraduate and science post-
graduate students in the subject areas
Type of publication
Graduate/Advanced undergraduate textbook
Due March 2008
Distribution rights for all countries outside of India
Jointly published with Ane Books India
2008. Approx. 300 p. 95 illus. Hardcover
7 € 59,95 | £46.00
ISBN 978-3-540-77900-1
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Chemistry 37
E. Matijevic, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, USA
(Ed.)
Medical Applications of
Colloids
This volume deals with various colloid and surface
phenomena related to medical and biomedical
uses, especially in diagnostics including topics on
the use of colloids in the analysis of blood, and of
XPS of biosystems and biomaterials. Furthermore,
the effects of uniform particles in drug formula-
tions and release, and in the evaluation of particle
transport and deposition in human airway (like in
the lung) are treated in this book.
Features
7 First book of its type on the medical and
biomedical applications of colloids, although there
are some related titles on different topics
7 Discusses the effects of uniform particles
in drug formulations and release 7 Evaluates
particle transport and deposition in the human
body
Contents
Colloids as Light Scattering and Emission Markers
for Analysis of Blood.- XPS Analysis of Biosystems
and Biomaterials.- Pharmaceutical Applications of
Finely Dispersed Systems.- Transport, Deposition
and Removal of Fine Particles – Biomedical Appli-
cations.- Medical and Technological Application of
Monodispersed Colloidal Silica Particles.
Fields of interest
Biotechnology; Medicinal Chemistry; Biomaterials
Target groups
Medical, pharmaceutical, and biochemical institu-
tions
Type of publication
Monograph
Due May 2008
2008. Approx. 305 p. 171 illus., 72 in color. Hardcover
7 approx. € 83,95 | £64.50
ISBN 978-0-387-76920-2
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 38 Chemistry
Molecular Sieves
Series editors: H. Karge, J. Weitkamp
Volume 7
H. G. Karge, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin,
Germany; J. Weitkamp, University of Stuttgart,
Germany (Eds.)
Adsorption and Diffusion
“Molecular Sieves – Science and Technology“
covers, in a comprehensive manner, the science
and technology of zeolites and all related micro-
porous and mesoporous materials. Authored by
renowned experts, the contributions to this hand-
book-like series are grouped together topically in
such a way that each volume deals with a specific
sub-field.
Volume 7 is treating fundamentals and analyses
of adsorption and diffusion in zeolites including
single-file diffusion, i.e. phenomena of basic
importance, especially with respect to separa-
tion processes and catalysis. Various methods of
measuring adsorption and diffusion are described
and discussed, i.e. techniques such as chromato-
graphic, gravimetric and barometric uptake and
desorption, nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared
spectroscopy, interference microscopy, neutron
scattering, frequency response as well as proton
profiling.
From the contents
Ruthven: Fundamentals of Adsorption in Zeolites.-
Ruthven, Brandani and Eic: Measurement of
Diffusion in Microporous Solids by Macroscopic
Methods.-Kärger: Diffusion Coefficients by NMR
Techniques.- Karge and Kärger: Investigation
of Adsorption and Diffusion in Zeolites by IR
Spectroscopy and Interference Microscopy.- Jobic:
Investigation of Diffusion in Molecular Sieves
by Quasielastic Neutron Scattering.- Rees and
Song: Investigation of Adsorption and Diffusion
in Zeolites by IR Spectroscopy and Interference
Microscopy.- van Santen, Hensen and de Jong:
Proton Emission Profiling: A Study of Hydro-
carbon Diffusivity in MFI Zeolites.
Fields of interest
Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering;
Condensed Matter and Material Sciences; Physical
Chemistry
Target groups
Researchers and professionals
Type of publication
Handbook
Due March 2008
2008. Approx. 250 p. Hardcover
7 approx. € 116,78 | £90.00
ISBN 978-3-540-73965-4
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Springer News 3/2008
J. Mulzer, University of Vienna, Austria (Ed.)
The Epothilones: An
Outstanding Family of
Anti-Tumour Agents
From Soil to the Clinic
With contributions by: K. Altmann, G. Höfle,
R. Müller, K. Prantz
Epothilones have received unusual attention
over the past ten years. They are novel antitumor
drugs which very much like their predecessor
paclitaxel (Taxol) act via microtubule stabiliza-
tion. In comparison to paclitaxel and a number of
alternative drugs with a similar mode of bioac-
tion (e.g. laulimalide, eleutherobin, peluroside,
discodermolide) the epothilones have significant
advantages, above all very high activity in the
nanomolar range and low susceptibility towards
multidrug resistance. Epothilone B and several
derivatives thereof are in phase I-III clinical trials;
one of them (ixabepilone, BMS) is already on
the market, others are supposed to appear on the
market in the near future. All naturally occurring
epothilones have been isolated from Sorangium
cellulosum; their antitumor action is traced back to
the stabilization of microtubules. In consequence,
the formation of the mitototic spindle is prohibited
and the cell undergoes apoptosis.
Fields of interest
Organic Chemistry; Medicinal Chemistry;
Biotechnology
Target groups
Researchers, practicians, students
Type of publication
Monograph
Due June 2008
2008. Approx. 340 p. (Fortschritte der Chemie
organischer Naturstoffe / Progress in the Chemistry of
Organic Natural Products, Volume 90) Hardcover
7 approx. € 149,95 | £115.50
ISBN 978-3-211-78206-4
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springer.com/booksellers
K. Ramachandran, G. Deepa, K. Namboori, Amrita
Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, India
Computational Chemistry and
Molecular Modeling
Principles and Applications
The gap between introductory level textbooks and
highly specialized monographs is filled by this
modern textbook. It provides in one comprehen-
sive volume the in-depth theoretical background
for molecular modeling and detailed descriptions
of the applications in chemistry and related fields
like drug design, molecular sciences, biomedical,
polymer and materials engineering. Special chap-
ters on basic mathematics and the use of respective
software tools are included. Numerous numerical
examples, exercises and explanatory illustrations as
well as a web site with application tools (http://
www.amrita.edu/cen/ccmm) support the students
and lecturers.
Features
7 Modern graduate/postgraduate textbook
providing in-depth theoretical background and
detailed descriptions of applications in chemistry,
life sciences and engineering. Many examples,
exercises and a web site support the learner
(http://www.amrita.edu/cen/ccmm) 7 First text
to combine both: computational chemistry and
molecular modeling
Fron the contents
Symmetry and Point Groups.- Quantum
Mechanics.- Hückel Molecular Orbital Theory.-
Hartree Fock Theory.- Basis Sets.- Semi-Empirical
Methods.- Ab-initio Methods.- Density Functional
Theory.- Reduced Density Matrix.- Molecular
Mechanics.- Modeling of Molecules through
Computational Methods.- High Performance
Computing.- Research in Computational Chem-
istry and Molecular modeling.
Fields of interest
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry;
Computer Applications in Chemistry; Math.
Applications in Chemistry
Target groups
Graduate and postgraduate students in chemistry;
students in biochemistry, molecular sciences or
engineering attending courses in computational
chemistry; researcher in biomedical and life
sciences entering this field as newcomer
Type of publication
Graduate/Advanced undergraduate textbook
Due May 2008
2008. Approx. 490 p. 110 illus., 20 in color. Hardcover
7 € 69,95 | £54.00
ISBN 978-3-540-77302-3
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 springer.com/booksellers Springer News 3/2008 Chemistry 39

Modern Aspects of Structure and Bonding Structure and Bonding

Electrochemistry Editorial board: P. Day, X. Duan, T. Meyer, G. Parkin, Editorial board: P. Day, X. Duan, T. Meyer, G. Parkin,
J. Sauvage, H. Roesky J. Sauvage, H. Roesky
Series editors: C.G. Vayenas, R.E. White Series editor: D. Mingos Series editor: D. Mingos

Volume 43 Volume 127 Volume 128

M. Schlesinger, University of Windsor, ON, Canada
(Ed.)
This volume is meant as an introductory resource
aimed at practitioners of electrochemistry
research, technology and development mainly at
the atomic, molecular or macromolecular levels.
Thus emphasize would be placed at length scales in
the 1-100 nm range. The volume is to help provide
understanding of electrochemical phenomena and
materials at the nanoscale through modeling and
numeric simulations. It is also to serve as means to
create and use structures, electrochemically based
devices and systems that possess novel properties
and functions because of their small or interme-
diate sizes.
From the contents
Modeling in the 21st Century.- New Materials
Designed via Modeling.- Does Size Really Matter
when it comes to Modeling or Numeric Simula-
tions.- Finite element and Finite Difference, Which
does best work for Electrochemistry.- Electro-
chemically Based Devices Designed Through
Numerics.- Numeric and Analytic Approach
to Acoustic Microscopy of Electrochemically
Deposited Thin Films.- Phase Field Modeling of
Electrochemistry. - Diffuse Interface.- Multiscale
Electrochemical Modeling-Solid Oxide fuel Cells.
Fields of interest
Electrochemistry; Physical Chemistry; Computer
Applications in Chemistry
Target groups
Researchers and practitioners of electrochemistry
in the wide range from the electronics to the auto-
motive industries; engineers, technologists and
advanced graduate students
Type of publication
Reference work
T. E. Albrecht-Schmitt, University of Auburn, AL, USA
(Ed.)
Liquid-Crystalline Functional
Organometallic and Assemblies and Their
Coordination Chemistry of the Supramolecular Structures
Actinides
Features
7 Presents critical reviews of the present position
and future trends in modern chemical research
concerned with chemical structure and bonding
7 Short and concise reports, each written by the
world‘s renowned experts 7 Still valid and useful
after 5 or 10 years 7 More information as well as
the electronic version of the whole content avail-
able at: springerlink.com
Contents
M. Sharma, M.S. Eisen: Metallocene Organoac-
tinide Complexes.- O.T. Summerscales, F.G.N.
Cloke: Activation of Small Molecules by U(III)
Cyclooctatetraene and Pentalene Complexes.- S.C.
Bart, K. Meyer: Highlights in Uranium Coordina-
tion Chemistry.
Fields of interest
Inorganic Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry
Target groups
Scientists and practitioners in the mentioned fields
Type of publication
Reviews
T. Kato, University of Tokyo, Japan (Ed.)
Features
7 Presents critical reviews of the present position
and future trends in modern chemical research
concerned with chemical structure and bonding
7 Short and concise reports, each written by the
world‘s renowned experts 7 Still valid and useful
after 5 or 10 years 7 More information as well as
the electronic version of the whole content avail-
able at: springerlink.com
Contents
I.M. Saez, J.W. Goodby: Supermolecular Liquid
Crystals.- J.-H. Ryu, M. Lee: Liquid Crystalline
Assembly of Rod-coil Molecules.- H. Kikuchi:
Liquid Crystalline Blue Phases: S.J. Rowan, P.T.
Mather: Supramolecular Interactions in the
Formation of Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline
Polymers.- M. Funahashi, H. Shimura, M. Yoshio,
T. Kato: Functional Liquid-Crystalline Polymers
for Ionic and Electronic Conduction.- D.L. Gin,
C.S. Pecinovsky, J.E. Bara, R.L. Kerr: Functional
Lyotropic Liquid Crystal Materials.
Fields of interest
Inorganic Chemistry; Polymer Sciences; Organic
Chemistry
Target groups
Scientists and practitioners in the mentioned fields
Type of publication
Reviews

Due April 2008

Due April 2008 Due March 2008
2008. Approx. 400 p. (Modern Aspects of Electrochem-
istry, Volume 43) Hardcover 2008. Approx. 180 p. Hardcover 2008. Approx. 250 p. Hardcover
7 approx. € 107,05 | £82.50 7 € 139,95 | £107.50 7 € 179,95 | £138.50
ISBN 978-0-387-49580-4 ISBN 978-3-540-77836-3 ISBN 978-3-540-77866-0

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 40 Chemistry
A. L. Tchougréeff, Moscow State (Lomonosov)
University, Russia
Hybrid Methods of Molecular
Modeling
Hybrid Methods of Molecular Modeling is a self-
contained advanced review offering step by step
derivation of the consistent theoretical picture of
hybrid modeling methods and the thorough anal-
ysis of the concepts and current practical methods
of hybrid modeling based on this theory.
Hybrid Methods of Molecular Modeling presents
its material in a sequential way paying attention
both to the physical soundness of the approxima-
tions used and to the mathematical rigor necessary
for practical developing of the robust modeling
code. Historical remarks are given when it is
necessary to put the current presentation in a
more general context and to establish relation
with other areas of computational chemistry. The
reader should have experience with basic concepts
of computational chemistry and/or molecular
modeling. Basic knowledge of operators, wave
functions, electron densities is necessary.&nbsp;
Features
7 Presents a rigourous treatment of the deriva-
tions of hybrid methods of molecular modeling
7 Explains the concepts and current methodolo-
gies of hybrid methods 7 Explicitly describes the
approximations assumed in the modeling code
7 Applies theoretical hybrid methods to problems
of importance to chemists, biochemists, and mate-
rials researchers
From the contents
Molecular modeling: Motivation and general
setting.- Molecular potential energy.- Basics of
quantum mechanical technique.- Alternative
representations.- Basics of quantum chemistry.-
Alternative tools.- Separating electronic variables.
Fields of interest
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry;
Computer Applications in Chemistry; Physical
Chemistry
Target groups
Practicing experts and students in molecular
modeling and related areas, such as materials
science, nanoscience, biochemistry, and interested
in getting acquainted with current concepts of
hybrid modeling and their limitations
Type of publication
Monograph
Due June 2008
2008. Approx. 425 p. (Progress in Theoretical Chemistry
and Physics, Volume 17) Hardcover
7 € 319,00 | £245.50
ISBN 978-1-4020-8188-0
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Springer News 3/2008 springer.com/booksellers
Topics in Current Chemistry
Series editor: V. Balzani, K. Houk, H. Kessler, J. Lehn,
S. Ley, A. d. Meijere, S. Schreiber, J. Thiem, B. Trost,
F. Vögtle, H. Yamamoto
Volume 284
K. Soai, Science University of Tokyo, Japan (Ed.)
Amplification of Chirality
Features
7 Presents critical reviews of the present position
and future trends in modern chemical research
7 Short and concise reports on chemistry, each
written by the world renowned experts 7 Still
valid and useful after 5 or 10 years 7 More
information as well as the electronic version of the
whole content available at: springerlink.com
Contents
K. Soai, T. Kawasaki: Asymmetric Autocatalysis
with Amplification of Chirality.- J.M. Brown, I.
Gridnev, J. Klankermayer: Asymmetric Autoca-
talysis with Organozinc Complexes; Elucidation of
the Reaction Pathway.- D. Lavabre, J.-C. Micheau,
J. R. Islas, T. Buhse: Kinetic Insight into Specific
Features of the Autocatalytic Soai Reaction.- Y.
Saito, H. Hyuga: Rate Equation Approaches to
Amplification of Enantiomeric Excess and Chiral
Symmetry Breaking.- M. Fujiki: Helix Generation,
Amplification, Switching, and Memory of Chro-
mophoric Polymers.
Fields of interest
Organic Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry;
Physical Chemistry
Target groups
Scientists and practitioners in the mentioned fields
and in industry
Type of publication
Reviews
Due April 2008
2008. Approx. 210 p. Hardcover
7 € 159,95 | £123.00
ISBN 978-3-540-77868-4
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