The physics of active membranes

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dc.contributor.author	Ramaswamy, Sriram	-
dc.contributor.author	Rao, Madan	-
dc.date.accessioned	2007-06-14T10:34:27Z	-
dc.date.available	2007-06-14T10:34:27Z	-
dc.date.issued	2001-08-06	-
dc.identifier.citation	Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences Series IV: Physics, 2001, Vol.2, p817	en
dc.identifier.issn	1296-2147	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2289/2847	-
dc.description	Restricted Access.	en
dc.description.abstract	We review recent work on the physical properties of model fluid membranes in nonequilibrium situations resembling those encountered in the living cell and contrast their properties with those of the more familiar membranes at thermal equilibrium. We survey models for the effect of (i) active pumps and (ii) active fission–fusion processes encountered in intracellular trafficking on the stability and fluctuations of fluid membranes. Our purpose is twofold: to highlight the exciting nonequilibrium phenomena that arise in biological systems, and to show how some crucial features of living systems, namely dissipative energy uptake and directed motion, can fruitfully be incorporated into physical models of biological interest.	en
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dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier B.V.	en
dc.relation.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1296-2147(01)01226-4	en
dc.rights	2001 Elsevier B.V.	en
dc.title	The physics of active membranes	en
dc.type	Article	en
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