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Conformations of Fluid Lipid Membranes

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Lipid Bilayers

Part of the book series: Biological Physics Series ((BIOMEDICAL))

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The function of living biological systems (cells, cell organelles and whole organisms) is essentially connected to the occurrence and structure of fluid biological membranes [1,2]. Biological membranes act as highly selective permeability barriers separating the contents of the cell from its environment. Moreover, membranes control a variety of processes (e.g., passive and active transport, cell-cell recognition, energy conversion processes, etc.) indispensable for life.

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