This novel book presents a multi-disciplinary perspective on the physics of life and theparticular role played by lipids and the lipid-bilayer component of cell... » 

This novel book presents a multi-disciplinary perspective on the physics of life and theparticular role played by lipids and the lipid-bilayer component of cell membranes. Theemphasis is on the physical properties of lipid membranes seen as soft and molecularlystructured interfaces, and the applications of lipids in nano-technology and biomedicine arealso described. By combining and synthesizing insights obtained from a variety of recentstudies, an attempt is made to clarify what membrane structure is and how it can bequantitatively described. «