title: Physical chemistry of biological interfaces: generic and specific roles of soft interlayers.
abstract: Nature defines the spatial boundaries between different phases using membranes, and the interfacial interactions are mediated by soft biopolymer interlayers that contain various carbohydrates. This Review provides a comprehensive overview on the interplay of generic and specific interactions at cell-cell and cell-tissue interfaces. A focus will be put on the combination of defined model systems, experimental techniques in real- and reciprocal space, and theoretical simulations.
authors.affiliation: Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. tanaka@uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: Motomu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Emanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schneck
authors.forename: Hiroshi Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Fernanda F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Rossetti
mesh_terms: D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry; D008954:Models, Biological; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D002241:Carbohydrates