Synthesis, Characterization, Density Functional Theory Study, Antibacterial Activity and Molecular Docking of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework‐8

SA Amur, BP Sharma, NA Soomro… - Applied …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT In this study, Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework‐8 (ZIF‐8) nanomaterials were
synthesized using a co‐precipitation one‐pot method that uses ethanol, methanol, and …

Electrophoresis of liquid-layer coated particles: Impact of ion partitioning and ion steric effects

P Mahapatra, H Ohshima, PP Gopmandal - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
The biomimetic core–shell nanoparticles coated with membranes of various biological cells
have attracted significant research interest, because of their extensive applications in …

Interactions of gold and silica nanoparticles with plasma membranes get distinguished by the van der Waals forces: Implications for drug delivery, imaging, and …

H **g, S Sinha, HS Sachar, S Das - Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, 2019 - Elsevier
Making a nanoparticle (NP) approach and interact with a plasma membrane (PM) through
the receptor-ligand interaction is key for applications like targeted drug delivery, cellular …

Modeling the Electric Double Layer at the Liposome Vesicle via Classical Density Functional Theory: Solution of Poisson's Equations for Curved Membranes

E Keshavarzi, M Abareghi, AA Mohammadi - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
The electric double layer at the liposome vesicle membrane has been investigated by a
modified fundamental-measure theory in the framework of the restricted primitive model. An …

Electric double layer electrostatics of lipid‐bilayer‐encapsulated nanoparticles: Toward a better understanding of protocell electrostatics

H **g, S Das - Electrophoresis, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Lipid‐bilayer‐encapsulated nanoparticles (LBLENPs) or NP‐supported LBL systems, such
as protocells (which are lipid bilayer encapsulated mesoporous silica nanoparticles or …

Role of plasma membrane surface charges in dictating the feasibility of membrane-nanoparticle interactions

S Sinha, H **g, HS Sachar, S Das - Applied Physics Letters, 2017 - pubs.aip.org
Receptor-ligand (RL) binding mediated interactions between the plasma membrane (PM)
and a nanoparticle (NP) require the ligand-functionalized NPs to come to a distance of …

Surface charges promote nonspecific nanoparticle adhesion to stiffer membranes

S Sinha, H **g, HS Sachar, S Das - Applied Physics Letters, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
This letter establishes the manner in which the electric double layer induced by the surface
charges of the plasma membrane (PM) enhances the nonspecific adhesion (NSA) of a metal …

Effect of plasma membrane semipermeability in making the membrane electric double layer capacitances significant

S Sinha, HS Sachar, S Das - Langmuir, 2018 - ACS Publications
Electric double layers (or EDLs) formed at the membrane–electrolyte interface (MEI) and
membrane–cytosol interface (MCI) of a charged lipid bilayer plasma membrane develop …

Particle trap** by charged spherical cavity and its effect on ions adsorption, mean electric potential, and EDL capacitance curve

S Safdaar, E Keshavarzi - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023 - Elsevier
A model has been presented to investigate the electric double layer at the wall of the
spherical cavity with trapped charged mobile particle. The modified Fundamental Measure …

Electrostatics and interactions of an ionizable silica nanoparticle approaching a plasma membrane

HS Sachar, VS Sivasankar, S Das - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
The surface charge of the plasma membrane (PM) and the large salt content of the
extracellular space ensure a significant role of the electrostatic effect dictating the interaction …