Liquid Crystals and Biological Structures

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Page ix, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Acknowledgments, Page xi
Chapter 1 - Introduction, Pages 3-8, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 2 - Classifications of Liquid Crystals, Pages 9-21, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 3 - Structure of Liquid Crystals, Pages 22-44, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 4 - Optical Properties of Liquid Crystals, Pages 45-55, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 5 - The Structural Molecules of Life, Pages 56-72, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 6 - Molecules, Macromolecules, and Self-Organizing Systems, Pages 73-86, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 7 - The Cell and Cellular Structures, Pages 87-102, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 8 - Photoreceptor Structures: The Chloroplasts, Pages 105-118, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 9 - Visual Systems: The Optical and Photoreceptor Structures, Pages 119-144, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 10 - Fibrous Protein Structures and Effectors, Pages 145-155, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 11 - Membranes, Pages 156-162, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 12 - Liquid Crystals in Medicine, Pages 165-175, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
Chapter 13 - Summary, Pages 176-179, Glenn H. Brown, Jerome J. Wolken
General References, Pages 181-182
Index, Pages 183-187