First published in 1996, liposomes have become an important model in fundamental biomembrane research, including biophysical, biochemical, and cell biological studies of membranes and cell function. They are thoroughly studied in several applications, such as drug delivery systems in medical applications and as controlled release systems, microencapsulating media, signal carriers, support matrices, and solubilizers in other applications. While medical applications have been extensively reviewed in recent literature, there is a need for easily accessible information on applications for liposomes beyond pharmacology and medicine. The Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes fills this void. This unique new handbook series presents recent developments in the use of liposomes in many scientific disciplines, from studies on the origin of life, protein function, and vesicle shapes, to applications in cosmetics, diagnostics, ecology, bioreclamation, and the food industry. In these volumes many of the top experts contribute extensive reviews of their work.
Introduction and History, D.D. Lasic 1. Elastic Properties of Closed Bilayer Membranes and the Shapes of Giant Phospholipid Vesicles, S. Svetina and B. Zeks 2. Shapes of Fluid Vesicles, U. Seifert and R. Lipowsky 3. Vesicles of Complex Topology, B. Fourcade, X. Michalet, and D. Bensimon 4. Computer Simulation of the Thermodynamic and Conformational Properties of Liposomes, B. Dammann, H.C. Fogedby, J.H. Ipsen, C. Jeppesen, K. Jørgensen, O.G. Mouritsen, J. Risbo, M.C. Sabra, M.M. Speroto, and M.J. Zuckermann 5. Molecular Theory of Acyl Chain Packing in Lipid and Lipid-Protein Membranes, D.R. Fattal and A. Ben-Shaul 6. On the Mechanisms of the Lamellar®Hexagonal HII Phase Transition and the Biological Significance of the HII Propensity, P.K.J. Kinnunen 7. Computational Molecular Models of Lipid Bilayers Containing Mixed-Chain Saturated and Monounsaturated Acyl Chains, C. Huang and S. Li 8. Properties of Mixed-Chain Length Phospholipids and Their Relationship to Bilayer Structure, J.T. Mason 9. Aggregation Properties of Gangliosides: Micelles and Vesicles, M. Corti and L. Cantù 10. Effect of Solutes on the Membrane Lipid Phase Behavior, B. Tenchov and R. Koynova 11. Interaction of Membranes in the Presence of Divalent Cations, S. Marcelja 12. Use of Liposomes to Model Aggregation and Fusion Phenomena, S. Nir 13. Effect of Polymers Attached to Lipid Headgroups on Properties of Liposomes, V.P. Torchilin 14. Liposomes in Electric Fields, M. Winterhalter 15. Cryoelectron Microscopy of Liposomes, P.M. Fredrick, M.C.A. Stuart, P.H.H. Bomans, and D.D. Lasic
Danilo D. Lasic, Yechezkel Barenholz, Ching-Hsien Huang, Shusen Li, Ole G Mouritsen, Shlomo Nir.
