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Nanoporous silica-based protocells at multiple scales for designs of life and nanomedicine. [PDF]
, 2015 Various protocell models have been constructed de novo with the bottom-up approach. Here we describe a silica-based protocell composed of a nanoporous amorphous silica core encapsulated within a lipid bilayer built by self-assembly that provides for ...
Brinker, C Jeffrey +3 more
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Rapid preparation of giant unilamellar vesicles. [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1996 We report here a rapid evaporation method that produces in high yield giant unilamellar vesicles up to 50 microns in diameter. The vesicles are obtained after only 2 min and can be prepared from different phospholipids, including L-alpha-phosphatidylcholine (lecithin), dipalmitoleoyl L-alpha-phosphatidylcholine, and beta-arachidonoyl gamma-palmitoyl L ...
A, Moscho +4 more
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Imaging of photoacoustic-mediated permeabilization of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs)
Scientific Reports, 2021 Target delivery of large foreign materials to cells requires transient permeabilization of the cell membrane without toxicity. Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) mimic the phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane and are also useful drug delivery ...
Diogo A. Pereira +9 more
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A Note on Vestigial Osmotic Pressure
Membranes, 2023 Recent experiments have indicated that at least a part of the osmotic pressure across the giant unilamellar vesicle (GUV) membrane was balanced by the rapid formation of the monodisperse daughter vesicles inside the GUVs through an endocytosis-like ...
Hao Wu +2 more
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Coupling between pore formation and phase separation in charged lipid membranes [PDF]
, 2015 We investigated the effect of charge on the membrane morphology of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) composed of various mixtures containing charged lipids.
Hamada, Tsutomu +5 more
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Membrane sculpting by curved DNA origami scaffolds
Nature Communications, 2018 BAR domain proteins feature a “banana-like” shape which is thought to aid membrane scaffolding and membrane tubulation. Here authors use DNA origami mimicking BAR domains, giant unilamellar vesicles and fluorescence imaging to study how different BAR ...
Henri G. Franquelim +4 more
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Formation of unilamellar dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine vesicles promoted by Ca2+ ions: A small-angle neutron scattering study [PDF]
, 2007 Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) was hydrated in 0.2-60 mM solution of CaCl 2 in heavy water and thoroughly homogenized by freezing-thawing process.
Almásy, László +3 more
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Mechanism of cellular uptake of genotoxic silica nanoparticles. [PDF]
, 2012 Mechanisms for cellular uptake of nanoparticles have important implications for nanoparticulate drug delivery and toxicity. We have explored the mechanism of uptake of amorphous silica nanoparticles of 14 nm diameter, which agglomerate in culture medium ...
Brown, AP +5 more
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Deciphering the Assembly of Enveloped Viruses Using Model Lipid Membranes
Membranes, 2022 The cell plasma membrane is mainly composed of phospholipids, cholesterol and embedded proteins, presenting a complex interface with the environment.
Erwan Brémaud +2 more
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Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.A membrane‐penetrating molecular device composed of triplex containing cholesterol‐modified acyclic L‐threoninol nucleic acid (L‐aTNA) was achieved. This device is applied to a photo‐triggered signal transduction system functioning on giant unilamellar vesicles. Abstract Membrane‐penetrating molecular devices are valuable biological tools.
Kaifu Liu +2 more
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