Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly

Chapter One: Could Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes Represent a Viable Support System for Appropriate Cells in Vascular Implants?

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Selected Clinical Conditions Associated With Vessel Implants
• 3 Types of Vascular Implants
• 4 Nanotopography, Surface Modifications, and Biocompatibility of Implants
• 5 TiO₂ Nanotubes
• 6 Surface Modification of TiO₂ Nanotubes
• 7 Interaction of TiO₂ Nanotubes With Cells
• 8 Antiinfective Properties of TiO₂ Nanotubes
• 9 Concluding Remarks and Perspectives

Chapter Two: Ras Proteolipid Nanoassemblies on the Plasma Membrane Sort Lipids With High Selectivity

• Abstract
• 1 Ras Proteins Are Lipid-Anchored and Form Nanoclusters on Cell Plasma Membrane
• 2 Ras Nanoclusters Act as Nanoswitches to Transiently Regulate MAPK Signal Transduction
• 3 Ras Nanoclusters Preferences for Ordered vs Disordered Domains in Cell PM
• 4 Acidic Lipid Selectivity of Ras Nanoclusters
• 5 Perturbation of Ras Nanoclusters Alters Ras Effector Binding and Signaling
• 6 Conclusion
• Acknowledgment

Chapter Three: Membrane-Mimetic Inverse Bicontinuous Cubic Phase Systems for Encapsulation of Peptides and Proteins

• Abstract
• 1 Inverse Bicontinuous Cubic Phases
• 2 Peptide and Protein Encapsulation: Understanding the Structural Relationship Between Guest Molecules and the Cubic Phase
• 3 Lipid Packing, Interfacial Curvature, and Lateral Pressure
• 4 Applications of Bicontinuous Cubic Phases for Protein or Peptide Encapsulation
• 5 Cubic Phase Nanoparticles (Cubosomes)
• 6 Characterization of Bicontinuous Cubic Phase-Peptide/Protein Systems
• 7 Conclusion
• Acknowledgments

Chapter Four: Interactions of Flavonoids With Lipidic Mesophases

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Flavonoids Interacting With Planar Membranes
• 3 Flavonoids Interacting With Curved Membranes
• 4 Conclusions
• Acknowledgment

Chapter Five: Preparation and Characterization of Supported Lipid Bilayers for Biomolecular Interaction Studies by Dual Polarization Interferometry

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Dual Polarization Interferometry
• 3 Experimental Protocols for Solid-Supported Membranes in DPI Analysis
• 4 Changes in Lipid Molecular Organization in Relation to the Solute–Membrane Interaction
• 5 Summary and Outlook

Chapter Six: Gold Nanomaterials: Recent Advances in Cancer Theranostics

• Abstract
• 1 Introduction to Different Forms of Gold Nanomaterials
• 2 Synthesis of Different Forms of Gold Nanomaterials
• 3 Diagnostic and Imaging Applications of Gold Nanomaterials
• 4 Therapeutic and Drug Delivery Applications of Gold Nanomaterials
• 5 Conclusion and Perspectives