Preface

Planar confined water organisation in lipid bilayer stacks of phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylethanolamine

“…Hence the influence of the bending modulus on the mean fluctuation distance, σ 2 , is inversely proportional to the ‘deformable’ membrane thickness (note, 1,67 ). In simple words, thicker membranes are expected to fluctuate less, leading to a thinner perturbed water layer d σ w .…”

“…Amphiphilic lipid self-assemblies belong to the class of lyotropic liquid crystals, and as such, they display a variety of complex mesophases and nanostructures, depending on the environmental conditions, lipid type and molecular shape. 1–3 In this study, we focus on the biologically most significant fluid lamellar phase of phospholipids, which form the core matrix of plasma cell membranes. 4–6 In particular, we investigated the hydration behaviour of phosphatidylethanolamine (PEs) and phosphatidylcholine (PCs) multilamellar vesicles (MLVs); two very prominent biomimetic model membrane systems.…”