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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

6. Lipids: Soft, Dynamic Containers

Author : Jonas Hannestad

Published in: Fluorescence in Bio-inspired Nanotechnology

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

An important criterion in all definitions of life is the requirement for enclosure. There must be a boundary that separates the living systems from its surroundings, that prevents dissociation of genetic information and that enables an autopoietic metabolic system to be upheld. On the fundamental level of the single cell, enclosure is created by a doubled-layered membrane which encapsulates the cellular components, effectively isolating them from the cell exterior. The cell membrane is a highly dynamic system relying of self-assembly and self-organization. From a nanotechnological point of view these properties, which can be traced down to the properties of the individual building blocks, are highly interesting. In paper IV and V, bio-inspired membrane systems are utilized to facilitate reactions between molecules confined to a surface.

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Footnotes
1
See discussion on mixing time and container size in Sect. 6.2.
 
2
Here, the word object refers to any material entity or process that is able to interact with the system.
 
3
SNARE is an acronym derived from “Soluble NSF Attachment Protein (SNAP) receptor”.
 
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Metadata
Title
Lipids: Soft, Dynamic Containers
Author
Jonas Hannestad
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Book
Fluorescence in Bio-inspired Nanotechnology

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-01067-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-01068-7

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01068-7_6

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