Tuning cell surface charge in E. coli with conjugated oligoelectrolytes. [PDF]
Chem Sci, 2016 Cationic conjugated oligoelectrolytes (COEs) varying in length and structural features are compared with respect to their association with E. coli and their effect on cell surface charge as determined by zeta potential measurements.
Catania C, Thomas AW, Bazan GC.
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Cell Surface Charge Mapping Using a Microelectrode Array on ITO Substrate. [PDF]
Cells, 2023 Many cellular functions are regulated by cell surface charges, such as intercellular signaling and metabolism. Noninvasive measurement of surface charge distribution of a single cell plays a vital role in understanding cellular functions via cell ...
Ouyang L, Shaik R, Xu R, Zhang G, Zhe J.
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Mapping Surface Charge Distribution of Single-Cell via Charged Nanoparticle [PDF]
Cells, 2021 Many bio-functions of cells can be regulated by their surface charge characteristics. Mapping surface charge density in a single cell’s surface is vital to advance the understanding of cell behaviors.
Leixin Ouyang +4 more
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Imbalance of peptidoglycan biosynthesis alters the cell surface charge of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>. [PDF]
Cell Surf, 2022 The bacterial cell wall is composed of a thick layer of peptidoglycan and cell wall polymers, which are either embedded in the membrane or linked to the peptidoglycan backbone and referred to as lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and wall teichoic acid (WTA ...
Schulz LM +4 more
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Translocating the blood-brain barrier using electrostatics [PDF]
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2012 Mammalian cell membranes regulate homeostasis, protein activity and cell signaling. The charge at the membrane surface has been correlated with these key events.Although mammalian cells are known to be slightly anionic, quantitative information on the ...
Marta eRibeiro +4 more
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Two-step formation of multilayered membrane pattern from living cells and probing its nanoscale physicochemical properties via nanopipette. [PDF]
Mater Today BioCell membrane with varied physicochemical properties, e.g., morphology and surface charge, has played crucial roles in many life-related activities.
Wang D, Borowiak A, Sun L.
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Elucidating the role of interfacial charge transfer on the oxygen incorporation/evolution reactions for solid oxide cells. [PDF]
Nat CommunThe oxygen incorporation and evolution reactions (OIR/OER) at air electrodes are key challenges limiting the performance of reversible solid oxide cells (SOCs).
Yang K +6 more
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Effect of size, shape, and surface modification on cytotoxicity of gold nanoparticles to human Hep-2 and canine MDCK cells [PDF]
, 2012 There have been increasing interests in applying gold nanoparticles in biological research, drug delivery, and therapy. As the interaction of gold nanoparticles with cells relies on properties of nanoparticles, the cytotoxicity is complex and still under
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022 During the heterotrophic cultivation of microalgae, a cooled process against temperature rise caused by the metabolism of exogenous organic carbon sources greatly increases cultivation cost.
Yu-Ren Dai +6 more
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In Vitro Biocompatibility of Si Alloyed Multi-Principal Element Carbide Coatings. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 In the current study, we have examined the possibility to improve the biocompatibility of the (TiZrNbTaHf)C through replacement of either Ti or Ta by Si.
Alina Vladescu +9 more
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