RICE UNIVERSITY
Charge Regulation in Lipid Membranes due to Lipid Mobility
by
Yantrawaduge Nissanka Sirimevan Wickremasinghe
A THESIS SUBMITTED
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE
Doctor of Philosophy
APPROVED, THESIS COMMITTEE:
/ Jason H. H¾fher, Chair
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
and Chemistry
Huey W. Huang
Professor OfPhysics and Astronomy
! YousifShamoo
Associate Professor OfBiochemistry and Cell Biology
HOUSTON, TEXAS
June 2009
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