Table of Contents

Solvation and ordered structure in colloidal systems.- Active transport of ions using synthetic ionophores derived from macrocyclic polyethers and the related compounds.- Quantitative structure-reactivity analysis of the inclusion mechanism by cyclodextrins.- The role of molecular shape similarity in specific molecular recognition.- Macrocyclic polyamines as biological cation and anion complexones — An application to calculi dissolution.- Micellar models of zinc enzymes.- Chemical basis of ion transport specificity in biological membranes.- Ion-selective bulk membranes as models for biomembranes.