BookE. Anibal Disalvo, editor.
Contents:
1. Membrane hydration: a hint to a new model for biomembranes
2. Use of x-ray and neutron scattering methods with volume measurements to determine lipid bilayer structure and number of water molecules/lipid
3. Water and lipid bilayers
4. Hydration forces between lipid bilayers: a theoretical overview and a look on methods exploring dehydration
5. Monitoring membrane hydration with 2-(dimethylamino)-6-acylnaphtalenes fluorescent probes
6. Long-range lipid-water interaction as observed by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy
7. Hydration and nanoconfined water: insights from computer simulations
8. Aquaphotomics: near infrared spectoscopy and water states in biological systems
9. Hydration in lipid monolayers: correlation of water activity and surface pressure
10. Water at biological phase boundaries: its role in interfacial activation of enzymes and metabolic pathways
11. Anhydrobiosis: an unsolved problem with applications in human welfare
Concluding remarks
Index.