Table of Contents

1. Lyotropic Mesogens and Lyotropic Polymorphism 2. Molecular Asymmetry of Lyotropic Mesogens 3. Defects in the Liquid Crystalline Structure of Membranes 4. Flexoelectricity and Ferroelectricity of Layered and Columnar Lyotropic Systems 5. The Liquid Crystal Approach in Living Matter Physics 6. Elasticity of Layered Lipid Systems and Membranes 7. Experimental Studies of Flexoelectricity and Ferroelectricity in Black Lipid Membranes and Biomembranes 8. Liquid Crystals and the Living State of Matter

About the Author

Alexander G Petrov