Nonequilibrium Phenomena in the Phase Separation of a Two-Component Lipid Bilayer

• Published in: Biophysical journal Vol. 82; no. 2; pp. 823 - 834
• Main Authors: de Almeida, Rodrigo F.M., Loura, Luís M.S., Fedorov, Aleksandre, Prieto, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.02.2002; Biophysical Society
• Subjects: Anisotropy; Carbon - chemistry; Cell Membrane - metabolism; Chlorobenzenes - analysis; Chlorobenzenes - chemistry; Kinetics; Lipid Bilayers - chemistry; Lipids; Membranes; Models, Statistical; Protein Structure, Tertiary; Spectrometry, Fluorescence; Temperature; Time Factors

Lipid bilayers composed of two phospholipids with significant acyl-chain mismatch behave as nonideal mixtures. Although many of these systems are well characterized from the equilibrium point of view, studies concerning their nonequilibrium dynamics are still rare. The kinetics of lipid demixing (ph...