1H-NMR spectroscopy has been used to investigate the formation of GM1 clusters in DOPC liposome bilayer. The 1H-DOPC NMR spectra show that the presence of GM1 modifies some resonance lines. These modifications are imputable to the interaction of DOPC with GM1. Above a certain GM1 concentration...

An introduction to Biological Physics is provided by three applications of Statistical Mechanics to current problems of biological interest. They are the possibility of lateral phase separation in the plasma membrane, the design of a vesicle sensitive to its environment which could be used for...