The concept that the liquid crystalline or mesomorphic condition was of importance to
biological systems is a relatively old idea. Thus Bernal (1933) when discussing the different …

Our contemporary view of the structure of biological membranes is that they consist of a lipid
bilayer matrix with which membrane-bound proteins are associated. The proteins may

siRNA delivery to cells offers a convenient and powerful means of gene silencing that
bypasses several barriers met by gene delivery. However, nonviral vectors, and especially …

The lateral mobility of pyrene, pyrene decanoic acid, and 1-palmitoyl-2-pyrene decanoyl-
phosphatidyl choline (pyrene lecithin) in lipid bilayers is determined by the excimer …

The mobility of membrane proteins was first demonstrated in the pioneering experiments of
Frye and Edidin [1], Taylor et al.[2] and Cone [3, 4]. These observations have undoubtedly …

Suguru Kawato, Kazuhiko Kinosita, Jr.,* 1 and Akira Ikegami* abstract: Molecular motions
inliposomes of dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DPPC) were studied by nanosecond …

Biological membranes display a great diversity in lipid composition and lateral structure that
is crucial in a variety of cellular functions. Simulations of membranes have contributed …

The translational diffusion of the amphiphilic molecules in a number of lyotropic liquid
crystalline phases has been measured with the pulsed NMR pulsed magnetic field gradient …

One of the most notable features of all living cells is that the relationship between their
domestic activities and the external environment is regulated by a membranous barrier …

The sensitivity of the structure and dynamics of a fully hydrated pure bilayer of 1, 2-
dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) in molecular dynamics simulations to …