Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly

Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-assembly, Volume 31, 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. Physico-chemical characterizations of lipid membranes in presence of cholesterol

Julia Genova, Hassan Chamati and Minko Petrov

2. Susceptibility of Biomembrane Structure Towards Amphiphiles, Ionic Liquids, and Deep Eutectic Solvents

'Shobhna, Monika Kumari and Hemant K. Kashyap

3. Quantitative single-molecule imaging of protein assembly in membranes

Andreas Jenner, Raed Shalaby and Katia Cosentino

4. Pore-Forming Toxins from Sea Anemones: From Protein-Membrane Interaction to its Implications for Developing Biomedical Applications

Carlos Alvarez, Fabiola Pazos, Carmen Soto, Rady Laborde and María E. Lanio

5. Interactions in the model membranes mimicking preclinical conformational diseases

Oleksandr I. Ivankov, Elena V. Ermakova, Tatiana N. Murugova, Dina R. Badreeva, Ermuhammad Dushanov, Tomáš Kondela, Kholmirzo Kholmurodov, Alexander I. Kuklin, Norbert Kučerka