About the Series

The Elsevier book-series Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes provides a global platform for a broad community of experimental and theoretical researchers studying cell membranes, lipid model membranes, and lipid self-assemblies from the micro- to the nanoscale.

Applications of Planar Lipid Bilayers

Planar lipid bilayers are widely studied due to their ubiquity in nature and find their application in the formulation of biomimetic model membranes and in the design of artificial dispersion of liposomes. Moreover, lipids self-assemble into a wide range of other structures including micelles and the liquid crystalline hexagonal and cubic phases.

Role of Curved Membrane Phases

Consensus has been reached that curved membrane phases do play an important role in nature as well, especially in dynamic processes such as vesicle fusion and cell communication.

Potential of Lipid Structures

Self-assembled lipid structures have enormous potential as dynamic materials ranging from artificial lipid membranes to cell membranes, from biosensing to controlled drug delivery, from pharmaceutical formulations to novel food products.

Content and Contributions

An assortment of chapters in APLBL represents both original research and comprehensive reviews written by world-leading experts and young researchers.

Scope of the Series

The APLBL book series provides a survey of recent theoretical and experimental results on lipid micro- and nanostructures. In addition, it discusses the potential use of this basic knowledge in applications such as clinically relevant diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, biotechnology, pharmaceutical engineering, and food products.