Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly

Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly, Volume 29, formerly titled Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes, provides a global platform for the study of cell membranes, lipid model membranes, and lipid self-assemblies, from the micro- to the nanoscale. As planar lipid bilayers are widely studied due to their ubiquity in nature, this book presents research on their application in the formulation of biomimetic model membranes, and in the design of artificial dispersion of liposomes. Moreover, the book discusses how lipids self-assemble into a wide range of other structures, including micelles and the liquid crystalline hexagonal and cubic phases.

Chapters in this volume present both original research and comprehensive reviews written by world leading experts and young researchers.

Surveys recent theoretical and experimental results on lipid micro- and nanostructuresPresents potential use applications, such as clinically relevant diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, biotechnology, pharmaceutical engineering and food productsIncludes both original research and comprehensive reviews written by world leading experts and young researchersProvides a global platform for a broad community of experimental and theoretical researchers studying cell membranes, lipid model membranes, and lipid self-assemblies, from the micro- to the nanoscale

1. 50 years of structural lipid bilayer modelling Michael Rappolt 2. Biophysical insights from supported lipid patches Ethan Miller, Liam Stubbington, Celine Dinet, and Margarita Staykova 3. Fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy of lipid-peptide interactions on supported lipid bilayers Xiaosi Li, Xiaojun Shi, Megan J. Kaliszewski, and Adam W. Smith 4. Manipulation of biomimetic soft interfaces by optical and microfluidic methods Guido Bolognesi 5. Vinblastine: cholesterol interactions in lipid bilayers Georgios Leonis, Emmanouil C. Semidalas, Petros Chatzigeorgiou, Evangelos Pollatos, Charis E. Semidalas, Michael Rappolt, Kyriakos Viras, and Thomas Mavromoustakos 6. The role of membrane vesiculation and encapsulation in cancer diagnosis and therapy Mitja Drab, Luka Mesarec, Roghayeh Imani, Marko Jeran, Metka Benčina, Tina Mavrič, Ita Junkar, Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Samo Kralj, and Aleš Iglič 7. Tuning the way to die: implications of membrane perturbations in necroptosis Rafael A. Espiritu, Lohans Pedrera, and Uris Ros