Detalle de: Pattern formation in nonequilibrium lipid membranes: From membrane undulations to lipid rafts

Lipid membranes, particularly under nonequilibrium conditions, have recently been investigated ever more vigorously because of their relevance in the biological context. We survey our recent approaches to the theoretical study of lipid bilayers that are perturbed in different ways. Self-organization phenomena involving curvature and/or composition spatiotemporal organization are investigated in membrane systems subjected to externally induced chemical reactions, transversal mass transport and insertion of proteins. The outcomes of these studies are expected to be applicable to different curvature and lateral organization phenomena in synthetic lipid bilayers and also in plasmatic cell membranes.