Accumulating evidence indicates that membrane reshaping and fusion processes, as well
as regulation of membrane protein function, depend on lipid composition. Although it is …

Background The importance of the material properties of membranes for diverse cellular
processes is well established. Notably, the elastic properties of the membrane, which …

Structural and mechanical properties of membranes such as thickness, tail order, bending
modulus and curvature energetics play crucial role in controlling various cellular functions …

One of the fundamental properties of biological membranes is the high lateral integrity
provided by the lipid bilayer, the structural core and the foundation of their barrier function …

Membrane reshaping is an essential biological process. The chemical composition of lipid
membranes determines their mechanical properties and thus the energetics of their shape …

To what spatial extent does a single lipid affect the mechanical properties of the membrane
that surrounds it? The lipid composition of a membrane determines its mechanical …

Each leaflet of a curved lipid membrane contains a surface at which the area strain
vanishes, the so-called pivotal plane. Its distance z 0 from the bilayer's midplane arises in …

In aqueous solution, lipid molecules spontaneously assemble into macroscopic bilayer
membranes, which have highly interesting mechanical properties. In this chapter, we first …

Lipid bilayers can exhibit asymmetric states, in which the physical characteristics of one
leaflet differ from those of the other. This most visibly manifests in a different lipid …

The bending modulus of a lipid bilayer quantifies its mechanical resistance to curvature. It is
typically understood in terms of thickness; eg, thicker bilayers are usually stiffer. Here, we …