Modeling membrane nanotube morphology: the role of heterogeneity in composition and material properties

H Alimohamadi, B Ovryn, P Rangamani - Scientific reports, 2020‏ - nature.com
Membrane nanotubes are dynamic structures that may connect cells over long distances.
Nanotubes are typically thin cylindrical tubes, but they may occasionally have a beaded …

Pearling of cylindrical vesicles induced by acoustofluidics

S Wang, Z Wang, Q Zhou, G Tang, Z Yang, X Zhu - Physics of Fluids, 2025‏ - pubs.aip.org
The mechanical transformation of lipid membranes in biological structures plays a key role
in the morphogenesis of cells and tissues. However, the mechanism by which active forces …

Membrane wrap** pathway of injectable hydrogels: from vertical capillary adhesion to lateral compressed wrap**

X Song, C Qiao, T Zhao, B Bao, S Zhao, J Xu, H Liu - Langmuir, 2019‏ - ACS Publications
Membrane wrap** pathway of injectable hydrogels (IHs) plays a vital role in the
nanocarrier effectiveness and biomedical safety. Although considerable progress in …

Structures and mechanical behaviors of soft nanotubes confining adhesive single or multiple elastic nanoparticles

Z Wu, X Yi - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The mechanical interaction between soft membrane nanotubes and confined nanoparticles
plays essential roles in numerous cellular activities such as inter-and intracellular transport …

[كتاب][B] Application of continuum mechanics for a variety of curvature generation phenomena in cell biophysics

H Alimohamadi - 2021‏ - search.proquest.com
To dynamically reshape the membrane, cells rely on a variety of intracellular mechanisms,
ranging from forces exerted by the cytoskeleton to the spontaneous curvature induced by …

From reversible to irreversible: When the membrane nanotube pearling is coupled with phase separation

X Zhang, R Kang, Y Liu, Z Yan, Y Xu, T Yue - Colloids and Surfaces B …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Membrane nanotubes, which are ubiquitous in biology and act as channels maintaining
transport between different cells and organelles, readily undergo pearling in response to …

Protein aggregation and membrane bending govern nanotube morphology

H Alimohamadi, B Ovryn, P Rangamani - bioRxiv, 2018‏ - biorxiv.org
Membrane nanotubes have been identified as a dynamic way for cells to connect and
interact over long distances. These long and thin membranous protrusions have been …