Preface; Contents; 1 From Structure to Function: An Introduction; 2 Thermodynamics of Open Systems ; References; 3 Self-assembly Phenomena; References; 4 Self-organized Stationary Structures; References; 5 Chemical Oscillations; References; 6 Propagating Waves; References; 7 The Belousov
Zhabotinsky Reaction; References; 8 Catalytic Reactions at Solid Surfaces; References; 9 Electrochemical Reactions; References; 10 Design and Control of Self-organizing Chemical Systems; References; 11 Systems with Interacting Particles and Soft Matter; References; 12 Molecular Machines; References