{"product_id":"9783642847653","title":"The Structure and Conformation of Amphiphilic Membranes: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Amphiphilic Membranes, Jülich, Germany, September 16–18, 1991","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Structure and Conformation of Amphiphilic Membranes: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Amphiphilic Membranes, Jülich, Germany, September 16–18, 1991\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eLipowsky, Reinhard; Richter, Dieter; Kremer, Kurt\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eMembranes composed of amphiphilic molecules are highly\nflexible surfaces    that determine the architecture of\nbiological systems and provide a basic   structural element\nfor complex fluids such as microemulsions. Recently,     a\nvariety of new experimental methods such as X-ray\nscattering, neutron scattering, and atomic force microscopy\nhave been used in order to study themolecular structure of\nthese membranes. Their conformational behavior, on   the other\nhand, is studied by optical and electron microscopy,              which\nreveals that membranes in aqueous solution exhibit an\namazing     variety of different shapes. Several theoretical\nconcepts are described suchas bending elasticity,\ncurvature, and minimal surfaces in order to          understand this\npolymorphism. These concepts are also useful to describe    the\nbehavior of membranes in complex fluids where they can build\nup     hexagonal, lamellar, triply-periodic, cubic, and sponge\nphases. The         contributions to this volume provide an\nup-to-date overview and describe thestate-of-the-art of\nthis rapidly evolving field of research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2011-12-21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783642847653\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-642-84763-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 298.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Berlin Heidelberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45382435635340,"sku":"9783642847653","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783642847653.jpg?v=1765479170","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783642847653","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}