Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-12-815788-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 236 mm x 158 mm, Gewicht: 1020 g

Reihe: Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly

Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly, Volume 28, 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. 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.

Zielgruppe

<p>Experts in the field of chemistry, physics and biology of lipid micro- and nanostructures and biological membranes, and a podium for non-specialists working on the interdisciplinary front</p>

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Rappolt, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Chemische Verfahrenstechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Mechanisms of Lipid Sorting in the Endosomal PathwayBianca Esch and Florian Fröhlich2. Biophysical Analysis of Sec-Mediated Protein Translocation in NanodiscsSabrina Koch, Arnold J.M. Driessen and Alexej Kedrov3. Molecular Origin of Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity in Bio-membranes with Co-existing Liquid Phases: Insights from Topological Rearrangements and Lipid Packing DefectsMadhusmita Tripathy, Sahithya S. Iyer and Anand Srivastava4. The Importance of Antibacterial Surfaces for Biomedical ApplicationsMetka Bencina, Tina Mavric, Ita Junkar, Aleksander Bajt, Aleksandra Krajnovic, Katja Lakota, Polona Žigon, Snežna Sodin-Šemrl, Veronika Kralj-Iglic and Aleš Iglic5. Advances in the Visualisation of Molecular Assemblies Within Cellular Signalling Nanodomains: Insights from a Decade of Mapping of Ryanodine Receptor ClustersIsuru Jayasinghe, Alexander H. Clowsley and Christian Soeller

Über Autor(innen)

Rappolt, Michael
Michael Rappolt has been appointed as Professor of Lipid Biophysics (School of Food Science and Nutrition) in April 2013. He received his MSc and PhD in physics from the University of Hamburg and achieved his habilitation at the University of Ljubljana in the Faculty of Health Sciences. He was Senior Researcher at the Synchrotron Trieste Outstation (Italy), Institute of Biophysics and Nanosystems Research (Austrian Academy of Sciences), before becoming Assistant Professor at Graz University of Technology. Professor Michael Rappolt is a leading authority on investigating the structure and dynamics of lipid membranes using small-angle X-ray scattering. His recent research activities have concentrated on the study of drug/membrane interactions with potential applications to drug delivery and food. Further research topics concentrate on characterising crystallization processes in food, the investigation of colloid interfaces and the determination of particle structures on the nanoscale. He also seeks to transfer standard measurement techniques applied in food research – such as mechanic (sound and shear) and thermodynamic sample manipulations to synchrotron sites – to understand food on a smaller (nanometre) and faster (microsecond) scale.