Fluid Mosaic Membrane Model

This post focuses on the components to a fluid mosaic membrane. To demonstrate this, a group of people, including myself, created a poster that detailed these components.

What are biological membranes? Biological membranes are sheet-like structures that are composed of lipids and proteins. The lipids and proteins move with a fluidity throughout the membrane. A fluid mosaic model captures both the fluidity of the membrane and the mosaic arrangement of the proteins and lipids within the membrane structure. The poster pictured above has the components of the membrane labeled.