| The Structure and Conformation of Amphiphilic Membranes: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Amphiphilic Membranes, Jülich, Germany, Septembe Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Lipowsky, Reinhard (Editor), Richter, Dieter (Editor), Kremer, Kurt (Editor) |
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ISBN: 364284765X ISBN-13: 9783642847653 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Cell Biology - Science | Physics - General - Technology & Engineering | Materials Science - Thin Films, Surfaces & Interfaces |
| Dewey: 574.875 |
| Series: Springer Proceedings in Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.98 lbs) 298 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Membranes composed of amphiphilic molecules are highly flexible surfaces that determine the architecture of biological systems and provide a basic structural element for complex fluids such as microemulsions. Recently, a variety of new experimental methods such as X-ray scattering, neutron scattering, and atomic force microscopy have been used in order to study themolecular structure of these membranes. Their conformational behavior, on the other hand, is studied by optical and electron microscopy, which reveals that membranes in aqueous solution exhibit an amazing variety of different shapes. Several theoretical concepts are described suchas bending elasticity, curvature, and minimal surfaces in order to understand this polymorphism. These concepts are also useful to describe the behavior of membranes in complex fluids where they can build up hexagonal, lamellar, triply-periodic, cubic, and sponge phases. The contributions to this volume provide an up-to-date overview and describe thestate-of-the-art of this rapidly evolving field of research. |