title: Flexoelectricity of model and living membranes.
abstract: The theory and experiments on model and biomembrane flexoelectricity are reviewed. Biological implications of flexoelectricity are underlined. Molecular machinery and molecular electronics applications are pointed out.
authors: Institute of Solid State Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko chaussee, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria. director@issp.bas.bg
authors: Alexander G
authors: AG
authors: Petrov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry; D004548:Elasticity; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000737:chemistry; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D008566:Membranes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D008567:Membranes, Artificial