Interphase Properties of Lipid and Cell Membranes
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375). This special issue belongs to the section "Biological Membrane Composition and Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2023) | Viewed by 449
Special Issue Editor
Interests: interphase properties of lipid and cell membranes specifically the role of water in its functional and structural properties; hydration of the membranes; thermodynamics; electrochemistry; zeta potencial; osmotic stress; surface properties; cholesterol
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit your works to a Special Issue titled “Interphase Properties of Lipid and Cell Membranes”.
In cell membrane theory, membranes form the boundary of living cells and regulate transport in and out of the cell by providing a dynamic barrier between the cellular constituents and the extracellular environment. The current model, the fluid mosaic membrane (FMM), and its modification ignore water as part of the structure and the thermodynamic (functional) properties derived from it. In contrast, other theories put emphasis on water organization in gels, ignoring membranes and lipids.
The unique properties of water bound to membranes are a way by which the two proposals may converge. This requires a deeper knowledge of water structure and hydration in biological membranes, specifically its role in surface phenomena in different lipid assemblies and in contact with proteins. The dynamic component of cells integrated to a crowded system should be considered in the context of the hydration properties of lipid assemblies. This requires a new view of the membrane in which the interphase region is taken into consideration.
The molecular organization of water around the lipids may give a response to molecular ensembles to understand physiological processes and to design biomimetic systems for biomedical and biotechnological applications.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- cell theories
- lipid membranes
- lipid interphases
- hydration
- membrane response
- H binds propagation
We look forward to receiving your contributions
Dr. E. Anibal Disalvo
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- cell theories
- lipid membranes
- lipid interphases
- hydration
- membrane response
- H binds propagation
