Ion specific effects are ubiquitous. Nowadays, state of the art experiments reveal a whole spectrum of direct, altered and reversed Hofmeister series.
The aim of the first part of this thesis is to describe this diverse spectrum of experimentally observed phenomena, for which so far no theoretical framework exists. Using a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and Poisson Boltzmann theory, we successfully describe the entire spectrum for anions and cations.
Subsequently, the fundamental physical correlations are merged into a general analytical theory.
Furthermore, we investigate peptide adsorption and adsorption resistance by simulations and experiments in a close cooperation with the group of Professor Hugel.
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Ion specific effects are ubiquitous. Nowadays, state of the art experiments reveal a whole spectrum of direct, altered and reversed Hofmeister series.
The aim of the first part of this thesis is to describe this diverse spectrum of experimentally observed phenomena, for which so far no theoretical framework exists. Using a combination of molecular dynamics simulations and Poisson Boltzmann theory, we successfully describe the entire spectrum for anions and cations.
Subsequently, the fundamenta...
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