The Structure and Conformation of Amphiphilic Membranes

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. The Structure and Conformation of Amphiphilic Membranes: Overview

   1. The Structure and Conformation of Amphiphilic Membranes: Overview

      • R. Lipowsky, D. Richter, K. Kremer

      Pages 1-6

3. Molecular Structure of Membranes

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-7

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   2. Monolayers of Amphiphilic Molecules

      • H. Möhwald, R. M. Kenn, K. Kjaer, J. Als-Nielsen

      Pages 9-18

   3. The Determination of the Structure of a Mixed Surfactant Monolayer by Specular Neutron Reflection

      • J. Penfold, R. K. Thomas, E. M. Lee, E. A. Simister, J. R. Lu, A. R. Rennie

      Pages 19-23

   4. Does the Scanning Force Microsope Resolve Individual Lipid Molecules?

      • M. Radmacher, R. M. Zimmermann, H. E. Gaub

      Pages 24-29

   5. Domain Formation in a Lipid Monolayer

      • A. Gliozzi, A. C. Levi, M. Menessini, E. Scalas

      Pages 30-33

   6. Structure and Dynamics of Planar and Spherical Supported Phospholipid Bilayers

      • C. Dolainsky, T. Köchy, C. Naumann, T. Brumm, S. J. Johnson, T. M. Bayerl

      Pages 34-39

   7. Translational Diffusion and Fluid Phase Connectivity in Multi-Component, Multi-Phase Lipid Bilayer Membranes

      • W. L. C. Vaz, T. E. Thompson, P. F. Almeida, T. Bultmann, E. C. C. Melo

      Pages 40-44

   8. Estimation of Gel and Fluid Domain Sizes in Two-Component Lipid Bilayers

      • M. B. Sankaram, D. Marsh, T. E. Thompson

      Pages 45-48

   9. Phosphatidyl-Glycerol in Mixtures with Positively Charged Amphiphiles: A 2H- and 31P-NMR Study of the Phase Behaviour and Headgroup Structure

      • R. G. K. Habiger, J. Seelig

      Pages 49-52

   10. Diffusion Controlled Reactions in Two-Dimensional Space. The Pyrene Excimer Example

       • J. M. Martins, E. C. C. Melo

       Pages 53-56

   11. Ripple Phase in Mixed Model Membrane

       • C. Cametti, F. De Luca, A. D’Ilario, G. Briganti, M. A. Macri, B. Maraviglia

       Pages 57-60

   12. Microscopic Theory for the Ripple Phase

       • R. R. Netz

       Pages 61-64

   13. The Influence of Local Anaesthetics on the Temperature and Pressure Dependent Phase Behaviour of Model Biomembranes

       • M. Böttner, M.-H. Christmann, R. Winter

       Pages 65-69

   14. Bilayer Elasticity and Its Effects on Channel-Forming Peptides

       • H. W. Huang

       Pages 70-75

   15. Interaction of Charged and Uncharged Calcium Channel Antagonists with Phospholipid Membranes. Binding Equilibrium, Binding Enthalpy, and Membrane Location

       • H.-D. Bäuerle, J. Seelig

       Pages 76-79

   16. Melittin-Induced Reversible Micelle ↔ Bilayer Transition

       • B. Sternberg, C. E. Dempsey

       Pages 80-82

   17. Theory of Hydration Forces

       • A. A. Kornyshev, S. Leikin

       Pages 83-86

   18. Force Equilibria Between Charged Surfaces with Confined Polyelectrolyte Chains

       • R. Podgornik

       Pages 87-90

Membranes composed of amphiphilic molecules are highly flexible surfaces that determine the architecture of biological systems and provide a basic structural element for complex fluids such as microemulsions. Recently, a variety of new experimental methods such as X-ray scattering, neutron scattering, and atomic force microscopy have been used in order to study themolecular structure of these membranes. Their conformational behavior, on the other hand, is studied by optical and electron microscopy, which reveals that membranes in aqueous solution exhibit an amazing variety of different shapes. Several theoretical concepts are described suchas bending elasticity, curvature, and minimal surfaces in order to understand this polymorphism. These concepts are also useful to describe the behavior of membranes in complex fluids where they can build up hexagonal, lamellar, triply-periodic, cubic, and sponge phases. The contributions to this volume provide an up-to-date overview and describe thestate-of-the-art of this rapidly evolving field of research.

• Peptide
• X-ray
• biomembrane
• blood cell
• colloid
• complex fluid
• electron microscopy
• erythrocyte
• membrane
• microscopy
• molecule
• phase transition
• scattering
• structure
• surface

• Institut für Festkörperforschung Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Fed. Rep. of Germany

  Reinhard Lipowsky, Dieter Richter, Kurt Kremer

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