Like phospholipids, the other membrane lipids, the sphingolipids and sterols, are also amphiphilic: i.e. they have a hydrophilic end, and a hydrophobic end. This love/hate relationship with water obviously has implications for how they interact with aqueous environments.
Сериал "Биология" повествует о сложных взаимоотношениях воды и фосфолипидов: они не могут быть вместе, но и друг без друга тоже не могут...