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The relationship between the structural transitions of DMPG membranes and the melting process, and their interaction with water
Thomas Heimburg, Holger Ebel, Peter Grabitz +2
During the melting transition of dimyristoyl phosphatidylglycerol (DMPG), the order of the lipid chains and the three-dimensional, vesicular structural arrangement change simultane…
The mechanical properties of nerves, the size of the action potential, and consequences for the brain
T. Heimburg
The action potential is widely considered a purely electrical phenomenon. However, one also finds mechanical and thermal changes that can be observed experimentally. In particular,…
The excitable fluid mosaic
Thomas Heimburg
The Fluid Mosaic Model by Singer & Nicolson proposes that biological membranes consist of a fluid lipid layer into which integral proteins are embedded. The lipid membrane acts as…
The thermodynamic soliton theory of the nervous impulse and possible medical implications
Thomas Heimburg
The textbook picture of nerve activity is that of a propagating voltage pulse driven by electrical currents through ion channel proteins, which are gated by changes in voltage, tem…
The effect of stretching on nerve excitability
Thomas Heimburg
Nerves are frequently stretched during movement. We investigate here the effect of stretch on nerve excitability within the framework of the soliton theory. This thermodynamic theo…
Damped physical oscillators, temperature and chemical clocks
Thomas Heimburg
The metaphor of a clock in physics describes near-equilibrium reversible phenomena such as an oscillating spring. It is surprising that for chemical and biological clocks the focus…