Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes

Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes, Volume 11, includes invited chapters on a broad range of topics, covering both of the main arrangements of the reconstituted system, namely planar lipid bilayers and spherical liposomes. The invited authors present the latest results of their own research groups in this exciting multidisciplinary field. This volume addresses the broader goal with both systems, planar lipid bilayers and spherical liposomes, which is the further development of this interdisciplinary field worldwide.

Incorporates contributions from newcomers and established and experienced researchersExplores the planar lipid bilayer systems and spherical liposomes from both theoretical and experimental perspectivesServes as an indispensable source of information for new scientists

1. Phospholipid demixing: molecular interpretation of lipid droplet biogenesis Jürgen Zanghellini, David Ruckerbauer, Florian Wodlei, Hans-Hennig von Grunberg, Christian Jungreuthmayer
2. Voltage and current clamp methods for determination of planar lipid bilayer properties

Peter Kramar, Damijan Miklavčič, Malgorzata Kotulska, Alenka Maček-Lebar

3. Stable and reproducible bilayer lipid membranes based on silicon microfabrication techniques

Ayumi Hirano-Iwata, Azusa Oshima, Yasuo Kimura and Michio Niwano

4. Formation of planar lipid bilayer membranes and vesicles by using microfluidic technologies

Shoji Takeuchi

5. Spatial variation of permittivity near the charged membrane in contact with electrolyte solution

Ekaterina Gongadze, Klemen Bohinc, Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Ursula van Rienen, Ales Iglič

6. What is the difference between a supported and a free Bilayer? Insights from Molecular Modeling of different Scales

Roland Faller and Chenyue Xing

7. X-Ray and Neutron Scattering Studies of Lipid-Sterol Model Membranes

V.A. Raghunathan, Bibhu Ranjan Sarangi, and Sanat Karmakar