title: Chemical waves and pattern formation in the 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine/water lamellar system.
abstract: The present work deals with the spatially extended oscillatory Belousov Zhabotinsky reaction-diffusion system carried out in an anisotropic environment of phosphatidylcholines/water binary system, which presents layered aqueous domains separated by lipid bilayers. We report the occurrence of stable Turing patterns, spiral waves, and other exotic structures in phospholipids bilayers that are generally used as a models for cell plasma membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Biosystems Sciences, University of Siena, Viale Aldo Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Agnese
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marchettini
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ristori
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rustici
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Spalla
authors.forename: Enzo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tiezzi
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry*; D016880:Anisotropy; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D014867:Water; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine