Full Description
The lipid bilayer is the most basic structural element of cell membranes. A wide range of topics are covered in this volume, from the origin of the lipid bilayer concept, to current applications and experimental techniques. Each chapter in this volume is self-contained and describes a group's research, providing detailed methodology and key references useful for researchers. Lipid bilayer research is of great interest to many because of it's interdisciplinary nature.
Contents
I. Lipid bilayer principle of biomembranesThe lipid bilayer concept: Experimental realization and current applications; Dielectric and Electrical Properties of Lipid Bilayers in Relation to their StructureII. Ion Selectivity, Specificity, and Membrane ReconstitutionInvestigation of substrate-specific porin channels in lipid bilayer membranes; Reconstitution in planar lipid bilayers of ion channels synthesized in ovo and in vitroIII. BiotechnologySystems Aspects of Supported Membrane Biosensors; Biosensors from interactions of DNA with lipid membranesIV. Light-induced phenomena and spectroscopyPhotoinduced Charge Separation in Lipid Bilayers; Photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes in planar lipid membranes
