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SYSO: Symposium Self-organizing Surfaces and Interfaces

SYSO 2: Self-Organizing Surfaces and Interfaces II

SYSO 2.3: Invited Talk

Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 16:45–17:15, BAR SCHÖ

Phase Behaviour and Dynamics in Lipid Mixtures — •Peter Olmsted — School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

Lipid bilayer membranes are uquitous in biology, and perform a variety of functions, including protection, regulation of chemical gradients, transport, and catalyis. It is apparent that the lipid composition plays an important role in these functions. In this talk I will speak about recent advances (embracing theory, simulation, and experiment) in our group in studying the phase behaviour and mechanics of lipid bilayer membranes of different compositions.