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The basic stability of biological membranes arises from the fundamental tendency of lipid molecules to self-aggregation. The driving force for this self-assembly is the hydrophobic effect which segregates the lipid chains away from water. In the assembled membrane the hydrophobic effect acts as a cohesive force opposing membrane expansion, and hence, is important in determining the equilibrium structure and elastic properties of the membrane.
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Marsh, D. (1986). Lipid Membrane Self-Assembly and Nonlamellar Phase Transitions. In: Pifat-Mrzljak, G. (eds) Supramolecular Structure and Function. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70905-0_3
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