Membrane Biophysics

• Main Authors: Ashrafuzzaman, Mohammad (Author), Tuszynski, Jack (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Proteins.; Cell membranes.; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Membranes (Biology) > Mechanical properties.; Membranes.; Membrane Biology.; Physical Chemistry.; Numerical and Computational Physics.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.; Protein-Ligand Interactions.

Physics, mathematics and chemistry all play a vital role in understanding the true nature and functioning of biological membranes, key elements of living processes. Besides simple spectroscopic observations and electrical measurements of membranes we address in this book the phenomena of coexistence...

Table of Contents:

• Structure of Membranes
• Lipids in Membranes
• The Membrane as a Transporter.- Lipid Bilayer-Membrane Protein Coupling
• Membrane-Based Nanotechnology and Drug Delivery
• Membrane-Related Diseases.