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Sterols sense swelling in lipid bilayers [PDF]
, 1998 In the mimetic membrane system of phosphatidylcholine bilayers, thickening (pre-critical behavior, anomalous swelling) of the bilayers is observed, in the vicinity of the main transition, which is non-linear with temperature.
A. Blume +41 more
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Electrostatics of lipid bilayer bending
Biophysical Journal, 1997 The electrostatic contribution to spontaneous membrane curvature is calculated within Poisson-Boltzmann theory under a variety of assumptions and emphasizing parameters in the physiological range. Asymmetric surface charges, either fixed with respect to bilayer midplane area, or with respect to the lipid-water area both induce curvature but of opposite
Marko V. Jarić +2 more
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Neural Stem Cell Spreading on Lipid Based Artificial Cell Surfaces, Characterized by Combined X-ray and Neutron Reflectometry [PDF]
, 2010 We developed a bioadhesive coating based on a synthetic peptide-conjugate (AK-cycloRGDfC]) which contains multiples of the arginyl-glycyl-aspartic acid (RGD) amino acid sequence.
Bert Nickel +9 more
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Protocells: Modular Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle-Supported Lipid Bilayers for Drug Delivery.
Small, 2016 Mesoporous silica nanoparticle-supported lipid bilayers, termed 'protocells,' represent a potentially transformative class of therapeutic and theranostic delivery vehicle.
Kimberly S. Butler +5 more
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Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2019 The ability of amyloid-β peptide (Aβ) to disrupt membrane integrity and cellular homeostasis is believed to be central to Alzheimer's disease pathology. Aβ is reported to have various impacts on the lipid bilayer, but a clearer picture of Aβ influence on
David C. Bode +4 more
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A continuum model of lipid bilayers [PDF]
European Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2004 We study a one-dimensional continuum model for lipid bilayers. The system consists of water and lipid molecules; lipid molecules are represented by two ‘beads’, a head bead and a tail bead, connected by a rigid rod. We derive a simplified model for such a system, in which we only take into account the effects of entropy and hydrophilic/hydrophobic ...
Joke Blom, Mark A. Peletier
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Lipid/water interface of galactolipid bilayers in different lyotropic liquid-crystalline phases
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2022 In this study, carried out using computational methods, the organisation of the lipid/water interface of bilayers composed of galactolipids with both α-linolenoyl acyl chains is analysed and compared in three different lyotropic liquid-crystalline phases.
Jakub Hryc +3 more
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Mapping surface charge density of lipid bilayers by quantitative surface conductivity microscopy
Nature Communications, 2016 Local surface charge density of lipid membranes influences membrane–protein interactions leading to distinct functions in all living cells, and it is a vital parameter in understanding membrane-binding mechanisms, liposome design and drug delivery ...
L. Klausen, Thomas Fuhs, M. Dong
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Supported bilayers: combined specular and diffuse x-ray scattering [PDF]
, 2009 A new method is proposed for the analysis of specular and off-specular reflectivity from supported lipid bilayers. Both thermal fluctuations and the "static" roughness induced by the substrate are carefully taken into account.
Charitat, Thierry +2 more
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Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 2008 Background Lipid-based dispersion of nanoparticles provides a biologically inspired route to designing therapeutic agents and a means of reducing nanoparticle toxicity.
Bothun Geoffrey D
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