Membranes and Vesicles - Multiscale Selforganization

The behavior of membranes and vesicles involves many length and time scales.
The following list of membrane topics is roughly ordered from small to large scales.

Molecular modelling of membranes and vesicles
Membranes viewed as molecular bilayers and studied via computer simulations.
Adhesion of membranes via generic interactions
Membranes viewed as thin elastic sheets that experience van der Waals, electrostatic, and other generic interactions.
Adhesion of membranes via specific molecular bonds
Membranes viewed as thin elastic sheets that are decorated by adhesion molecules and receptors.
Active membrane processes
Membranes decorated by adhesion molecules and receptors that are coupled to active processes or external fields.
Multicomponent membranes and membrane domains
Membranes and vesicles with several molecular components form intramembrane domains.
Membranes in contact with polymers and colloids
Both anchored and non-anchored polymers and colloids affect the membrane curvature.
Adhesive particles also mediate attractive membrane/membrane interactions.
Morphology of vesicles
Vesicles viewed as geometric surfaces that exhibit many shapes and shape transformations.
Fusion of membranes and vesicles
Membrane fusion starts on the molecular scale and merges membrane compartments that can be many micrometers in size.