Pabst / Kucerka / Nieh Liposomes, Lipid Bilayers and Model Membranes

From Basic Research to Application
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-4665-0711-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 478 Seiten

With contributions from leading researchers in their fields, this book provides a comprehensive collection of state-of-the-art lipid/model membrane research and industrial/technological applications all in one volume. It is divided into two sections. The first section covers recent lipid/model membrane research, while the second provides examples of how lipid systems have been successfully used in the pharmaceutical, textile, and food industries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pabst, Georg

Kucerka, Norbert

Nieh, Mu-Ping

Katsaras, John

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Lebensmitteltechnologie und Getränketechnologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Pharmazeutische Technologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Technologie der Textilverarbeitung und Faserverarbeitung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

BASIC RESEARCH. Soft Matter Physics of Lipid-based Assemblies. Non-lamellar Lipid Aggregates. Extractant Molecules as Hosts in Surfactant Monolayers or Bilayers. Lipid Force Field Developments for Atomic Detail Molecular Simulation of Peptide-Membrane Equilibria. Active Membranes: Experiments and Theories. Lipid Diversity and Its Implication on Membrane Organization. Dynamics of Exhibited by Lipids and Proteins. Molecular Dynamics of Lipid Bilayers: Standards, Successes, and Works in Progress. Tethered Bimolecular Lipid Membranes - A Novel Model Membrane Platform. The Structural Diversity of DNA-Phospholipid Aggregates. Nanoscale Membrane Mimetics for Biophysical Studies of Isolated Membrane Proteins. Lipid Bilayer Models for Membrane Rafts. Membranes and Medicine. APPLICATIONS. Drug Formulations Based on Self-Assembled Liquid Crystalline Nanostructures. Medical Applications of Liposomal Nanoparticles. Polymer-Modified Liposomes: From Long-Circulating to Multifunctional. Biomolecular Smart Surfaces for Applications in Cell Biology and Biotechnology. Ion-transporting Supported and Tethered Lipid Bilayers that Incorporate Biological Membrane Transport Proteins. The Role of Liposomes in Textile Dyeing. Nanoparticles for Controlling Microorganisms in Foods. Preparation of Bio-based Products from Oligomers of Hydroxy Fatty Acid and Diacids, and Polyols.