Preface | p. vii |
Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
The n = 0 Discovery | p. 1 |
Exponents for the excluded volume problem as derived by the Wilson method | p. 18 |
Dynamics of Entangled Polymers: The Three Key Ideas | p. 20 |
Reptation of a Polymer Chain in a Presence of Fixed Obstacles | p. 35 |
Reptation of Stars | p. 43 |
Polyelectrolytes: The de Gennes Legacy | p. 48 |
Remarks on polyelectrolyte conformation | p. 56 |
Polymers in Confined Geometries | p. 69 |
Dynamics of confined polymers chains | p. 96 |
Passive entry of a DNA molecule into a small pore | p. 101 |
Adhesion and Friction | p. 104 |
Rubber-rubber adhesion with connector molecules | p. 115 |
Adhesion promoters | p. 121 |
An Approach to Cell Adhesion Inspired from Polymer Physics | p. 127 |
Unbinding of adhesive vesicles | p. 139 |
Spreading Made a Splash | p. 146 |
Dynamique d'étalement d'une goutte | p. 160 |
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