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Taylor & Francis Inc Handbook of Lipid Membranes Molecular Functional and Materials Aspects 2021 Edition by Cyrus R. Safinya, Joachim O. Radler
This handbook provides a unique overview of lipid membrane fundamentals and applications. The fascinating world of lipids that harbor and govern so many biological functionalities are discussed within the context of membrane structures, interactions, and shape evolution. Beyond the fundamentals in lipid science, this handbook focuses on how scientists are building bioinspired biomimetic systems for applications in medicine, cosmetics, and nanotechnology. Key Features:Includes experimental and theoretical overviews on the role of lipids, with or without associated biomolecules, as structural components imparting distinct membrane shapes and intermembrane interactionsCovers the mechanisms of lipid-membrane curvature, by peptide and protein binding, and the roles of signalling lipids and the cytoskeleton in plasma membrane shape evolutionCovers advanced X-ray and force measurement techniquesDiscusses applications in biomedicine, cosmetics, and nanotechnology, including lipid vectors in nucleic acid, drug delivery in dermal applications, and lipid-based sensors and artificial biointerfacesCovers artificial membranes from block copolymers, synthetic copolypeptides, and recombinant proteinsIncludes an exciting section that explores the role of lipids in the origin of life in hydrothermal conditionsThis book is a highly informative companion for professionals in biophysics, biochemistry, physical chemistry, and material and pharmaceutical sciences and bioengineering. Table of Contents : PrefaceEditors ContributorsChapter 1 A Short History of Membrane PhysicsErich Sackmann and Avinoam Ben-ShaulChapter 2 Structures and Interactions in Freely Suspended Multilayer Membranes and Dilute Lamellar Fluid Membranes from Synchrotron X-Ray ScatteringGregory S. Smith and Cyrus R. SafinyaChapter 3 Structures of Lipid Membranes: Cubic and Inverse Hexagonal PhasesCharlotte E. Conn and John M. SeddonChapter 4 Structure of Lipid Membranes by Advanced X-Ray Scattering and ImagingTim SaldittChapter 5 Adhesion Protein Architecture and Intermembrane Potentials: Force Measurements and Biological SignificanceDeborah E. LeckbandChapter 6 Charged Membranes: Poisson Boltzmann Theory, the DLVO Paradigm, and BeyondTomer Markovich, David Andelman, and Rudolf PodgornikChapter 7 Membrane Shape Evolution In VitroAlexandra ZidovskaChapter 8 Mechanisms of Membrane Curvature Generation by Peptides and Proteins: A Unified Perspective on Antimicrobial PeptidesMichelle W. Lee, Nathan W. Schmidt, and Gerard C. L. WongChapter 9 Lipid Membrane Shape Evolution and the Actin CytoskeletonDavid R. Slochower, Yu-Hsiu Wang, Ravi Radhakrishnan, and Paul A. JanmeyChapter 10 Effects of Osmotic Stress on Topologically Closed Membrane CompartmentsJames C. S. Ho, Bo Liedberg, and Atul N. ParikhChapter 11 Cationic Liposomes as Spatial Organizers of Nucleic Acids in One, Two, and Three Dimensions: Liquid Crystal Phases with Applications in Delivery and BionanotechnologyCyrus R. Safinya, Kai K. Ewert, Youli Li, and Joachim O. RadlerChapter 12 Lipids in DNA, RNA, and Peptide Delivery for In Vivo Therapeutic ApplicationsTyler Goodwin and Leaf HuangChapter 13 Electrostatics of Lipid Membranes Interacting with Oppositely Charged MacromoleculesGuilherme Volpe Bossa, Klemen Bohinc, and Sylvio MayChapter 14 Lipid-Based Bioanalytical SensorsMarta Bally, Hudson Pace, and Fredrik HookChapter 15 Lipids in Dermal Applications: Cosmetics and PharmaceuticsJerome Bibette and Abdou Rachid ThiamChapter 16 Supported Lipid BilayersTheo Lohmuller, Bert Nickel, and Joachim O. RadlerChapter 17 Artificial Membranes Composed of Synthetic CopolypeptidesTimothy J. DemingChapter 18 Synthetic Membranes from Block Copolymers, Recombinant Proteins, and DendrimersDaniel A. Hammer, Zhichun Wang, Ellen Reed, Chen Gao, and Kevin B. VargoChapter 19 Amphiphilic Self-Assembly and the Origin of Life in Hydrothermal ConditionsChristos D. Georgiou and David W. DeamerIndex