title: Entropic interactions in soft nanomaterials.
abstract: We review the forces that rule interactions between phospholipid membranes and other soft nanomaterials such as polymers and colloids. Contrary to traditional nanostructures, soft materials display a high susceptibility to the fluctuations of the thermal environment, leading to new forces of an essentially entropic nature.
authors.affiliation: CPMOH, UMR 5798 CNRS, Université Bordeaux I, 351 cours de la Libération, 33400 Talence, France.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bickel
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Marques
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D016880:Anisotropy; D003102:Colloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D019277:Entropy; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D015233:Models, Statistical; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010743:Phospholipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011312:Pressure; D012997:Solvents
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D008081:Liposomes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D010743:Phospholipids; D011108:Polymers; D012997:Solvents