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*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-35284-8_11 Berend Smit, Marieke Kranenburg, M., Maria Maddalena Sperotto, and Maddalena Venturoli "Mesoscopic models of biological membranes", Lecture Notes in Physics  '''704''' pp. 259-286 (2006)]
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-35284-8_11 Berend Smit, Marieke Kranenburg, M., Maria Maddalena Sperotto, and Maddalena Venturoli "Mesoscopic models of biological membranes", Lecture Notes in Physics  '''704''' pp. 259-286 (2006)]
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2006.07.006  Maddalena Venturoli, Maria Maddalena Sperotto, Marieke Kranenburg, and Berend Smit "Mesoscopic models of biological membranes" Physics Reports '''437''' pp. 1-54 (2006)]
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2006.07.006  Maddalena Venturoli, Maria Maddalena Sperotto, Marieke Kranenburg, and Berend Smit "Mesoscopic models of biological membranes" Physics Reports '''437''' pp. 1-54 (2006)]
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Latest revision as of 10:57, 13 February 2008

These are structures that are found in cells. The best known biomembrane is the plasma membrane, that separates the cell from the exterior --- but many internal organelles of the cell have their own membranes. Lipids are considered to be their main structural ingredient. Typically, they are bilayer structures: amphiphilic aggregates in which the lipids expose their hydrophilic "heads" to the water, while shielding the hydrophobic "tails" in the interior.

Model membranes[edit]

The term "model membrane" has a twofold meaning. For theoreticians, it usually means a theoretical model of the actual microscopic system. For experimentalists, it means a simplified mixture in which only the main ingredients are employed (usually: water, one or several species of lipids, and salts).

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