1st Edition
The Lyotropic State of Matter Molecular Physics and Living Matter Physics
By Alexander G Petrov
Copyright 1999
572 Pages
by
CRC Press
572 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The lyotropic state of matter embraces highly concentrated solutions of soaps and detergents, as well as such biologically active substances as lipids, proteins, nucleic acids and lipopolysaccharides. Since some of the most important living lyotropic structures are biological membranes, their study is multidisciplinary, ranging from the molecular physics and physical chemistry of interfaces to... Read more
1. Lyotropic Mesogens and Lyotropic Polymorphism 2. Molecular Asymmetry of Lyotropic Mesogens 3. Defects in the Liquid Crystalline Structure of Membranes 4. Flexoelectricity and Ferroelectricity of Layered and Columnar Lyotropic Systems 5. The Liquid Crystal Approach in Living Matter Physics 6. Elasticity of Layered Lipid Systems and Membranes 7. Experimental Studies of Flexoelectricity and Ferroelectricity in Black Lipid Membranes and Biomembranes 8. Liquid Crystals and the Living State of Matter
Biography
Alexander G Petrov
