Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes

Content: 
Obituary
Page iv

Contents
Pages v-vi

Contributors
Page vii

Foreword
Pages ix-xiii

The Lipid Bilayer Principle: A Historic Perspective and Some Highlights Review Article
Pages 1-76
A. Ottova, H.T. Tien

Dipole Potential of Bilayer Membranes Review Article
Pages 77-100
Elena E. Pohl

Studying Calcium Channels from the Plasma Membrane of Plant Root Cells in Planar Lipid Bilayers Review Article
Pages 101-120
Philip J. White

Ion Permeability Induced in Planar Lipid Bilayer Membranes by Quinone Pigments Derived from Eukaryotic Microorganisms Review Article
Pages 121-157
Yoshinori Muto, Kiyoshi Kawai

Sensitized Photoinactivation of Gramicidin Channels: Technique and Applications Review Article
Pages 159-180
Elena A. Kotova, Yuri N. Antonenko

The Photoreceptor Membrane as a Model System in the Study of Biological Signal Transduction Review Article
Pages 181-206
Thomas Huber, Thomas P. Sakmar

Channels Formed in Planar Lipid Bilayers by Amyloid Peptides Review Article
Pages 207-220
Bruce L. Kagan, Rushania Azimov, Rustam Azimov

Design and Application of Planar Bilayer Lipid Membranes Containing Biological Ion Channels for Chemical Sensing Review Article
Pages 221-245
Masao Sugawara, Ayumi Hirano

2D-Protein Crystals (S-Layers) as Support for Lipid Membranes Review Article
Pages 247-293
Bernhard Schuster, Uwe B. Sleytr

High Frequency Love Acoustic Waves and Their Application to the Study of Supported Lipid Bilayers and Membrane-Related Events Review Article
Pages 295-314
Kathryn A. Melzak, Electra Gizeli

Index
Pages 315-320