{"product_id":"giant-vesicles-9780471979869","title":"Giant Vesicles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume covers the preparation methods, characterization, physical and chemical properties of giant vesicles. It provides an overview of ideas and results obtained from experimental studies as well as from theoretical approaches, covering a wide variety of aspects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eINTRODUCTION.\u003cbr\u003e Why Giant Vesicles? (P. Luisi).\u003cbr\u003e Giant Vesicles: A Historical Introduction (D. Lasic).\u003cbr\u003e PREPARATION METHODS.\u003cbr\u003e Liposome Electroformation (M. Angelova).\u003cbr\u003e Formation of Giant Vesicles from Different Kinds of Lipids Using the Electroformation Method (A. Fischer, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e Observation of a Variety of Giant Vesicles under an Optical Microscope (Ken-ichirou Akashi et al).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e BASIC THEORETICAL ASPECTS.\u003cbr\u003e Bending Elasticity of Fluid Membranes (W. Helfrich).\u003cbr\u003e Giant Vesicles: A Theoretical Perspective (U. Seifert).\u003cbr\u003e Free Energy of a Fluctuating Vesicle. Influence of the Fluctuations on the Laplace Law (I. Bivas).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PHYSICAL PROPERTIES.\u003cbr\u003e Use of Micropipet Manipulation Techniques to Measure the Properties of Giant Lipid Vesicles (David Needham and Doncho Zhelev)\u003cbr\u003e Fluctuating Vesicle Shapes (H.-G. Döbereiner).\u003cbr\u003e Oblate-Prolate Transition of Ellipsoidal Magnetoliposomes: Experiments showing an Anisotropic Spontaneous Curvature (Olivier Sandre et al).\u003cbr\u003e Micromanipulation of Tubular Vesicles (L. Xu H.-G. Döbereiner).\u003cbr\u003e Electromechanical Properties of Model Membranes and Giant Vesicle Deformations (Phillipe Méléard et al).\u003cbr\u003e Mechanical Properties of Lipid Bilayers Containing Grafted Lipids (I. Bivas, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e Motion of Particles Attached to Giant Vesicles: Falling Ball Viscosimetry and Elasticity Measurements on Lipid Membranes (Rumiana Dimova et al).\u003cbr\u003e Control of Fusion Between Giant Vesicles (Sek Wen Hui et al)\u003cbr\u003e Membrane Roughness and Dispersive Phase as Effects of Higher-order Bending in Fluid Membranes (Beate Klösgen et al).\u003cbr\u003e Swelling and Separation of DOPC Multilayer Systems (J. Thimmel, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e Dynamic Aspects of Fatty Acid Vesicles: pH-induced Vesicle-Micelle Transition and Dilution-induced Formation of Giant Vesicles (Ayako Goto et al).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ASPECTS.\u003cbr\u003e Giant Liposomes as Model Biomembranes for Roles of Lipids in Cellular Signalling ( P. Kinnunen, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e Microinjection of Macromolecules in Giant Vesicles Prepared by Electroformation (Thomas Oberholzer et al).\u003cbr\u003e Enzymatic Reactions in Giant Vesicles (P. Walde).\u003cbr\u003e Giant Phospholid Vesicles Entrapping Giant DNA (Shin-ichirou Nomura et al).\u003cbr\u003e Cell Deformation Mechanisms Studies with Actin-containing Giant Vesicles, a Cell-mimicking System (Hidetake Miyata et al).\u003cbr\u003e Light-Induced Shape Transitions of Giant Vesicles ( P. Petrov H.-G. Döbereiner).\u003cbr\u003e Changes in the Morphology of Giant Vesicles Under Various Physico-chemical Stresses (Marie-Alice Guedeau-Boudeville et al).\u003cbr\u003e Magnification of Shpae Fluctuations of Active Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (Jean-Baptiste Manneville et al).\u003cbr\u003e Entrapment of Proteins in Soybean Phosphatidylcholine Vesicles (M. Imai, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e Study on Stress-mediated Behavior and Preparation of Giant Vesicles (Toshinori Shimanouchi et al).\u003cbr\u003e Molecular Organization on Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (S. Gangl, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e Membrane Properties of Archaeal Phospholipids: Effect of Macrocyclization (Olivier Dannenmuller et al).\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53515434557783,"sku":"9780471979869","price":383.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/giant-vesicles-9780471979869","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}