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Thermodynamics and Mesomechanics of Nanostructural Transitions in Biological Membranes as Liquid Crystals

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Lev Panin

Submitted: 30 April 2010 Published: 14 January 2011

DOI: 10.5772/13428

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Application of Thermodynamics to Biological and Materials Science

Edited by Mizutani Tadashi

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Written By

Lev Panin

Submitted: 30 April 2010 Published: 14 January 2011