Phase transitions and fluidity characteristics of lipids and cell membranes

D Chapman - Quarterly reviews of biophysics, 1975 - cambridge.org
The concept that the liquid crystalline or mesomorphic condition was of importance to
biological systems is a relatively old idea. Thus Bernal (1933) when discussing the different …

Phospholipid vesicles (liposomes) as models for biological membranes: their properties and interactions with cholesterol and proteins

D Papahadjopoulos, HK Kimelberg - Progress in surface science, 1974 - Elsevier
B. Anions C. Role of Fixed Charges D. Water and Non-electrolytes E. Effect of Chain Length,
Unsaturation and Phase Transitions F. Effects of Bi-and Multi-valent Metals 5, Role of …

Permeability properties of phospholipid membranes: effect of cholesterol and temperature

D Papahadjopoulos, S Nir, S Ohki - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 1972 - Elsevier
1. The effect of cholesterol on the permeability and electrical properties of phospholipid
membranes has been studied with unilamellar vesicles and with bilayers (black films). The …

Biomembrane phase transitions: studies of lipid-water systems using differential scanning calorimetry

D Chapman, J Urbina, KM Keough - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1974 - ASBMB
Differential scanning calorimetry has been applied to the study of some simple model
biomembranes, ie lipid-water systems, and the endothermic phase transitions which they …

Role of cholesterol in membranes effects on phospholipid-protein interactions, membrane permeability and enzymatic activity

D Papahadjopoulos, M Cowden… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 1973 - Elsevier
The effect of cholesterol on the interaction of proteins with phospholipid membranes was
studied using three independent techniques: effects on vesicle permeability, monolayer …

Electrical capacity of black lipid films and of lipid bilayers made from monolayers

R Benz, O Fröhlich, P Läuger, M Montal - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 1975 - Elsevier
Planar bilayer membranes were formed from monolayers of a series of monounsaturated
monoglycerides and lecithins. The hydrocarbon thickness of these membranes, as …

The physical state of phospholipids and cholesterol in monolayers, bilayers, and membranes

MC Phillips - Progress in surface and membrane science, 1972 - Elsevier
The Physical State of Phospholipids and Cholesterol in Monolayers, Bilayers, and Membranes -
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Determining membrane capacitance by dynamic control of droplet interface bilayer area

LCM Gross, AJ Heron, SC Baca, MI Wallace - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
By making dynamic changes to the area of a droplet interface bilayer (DIB), we are able to
measure the specific capacitance of lipid bilayers with improved accuracy and precision …

Nanopore detection of sub-nanosized plastics in PE-coated paper cups and analysis of their inflammatory responses

G Cho, K Kim, W Chen, S Son, TJ Jeon… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been growing global concern about environmental pollution, and
the increasing use of plastic products has made microplastics a serious environmental …

Specificity of cholesterol and analogs to modulate BK channels points to direct sterol–channel protein interactions

AN Bukiya, JD Belani, S Rychnovsky… - Journal of General …, 2011 - rupress.org
The activity (Po) of large-conductance voltage/Ca2+-gated K+ (BK) channels is blunted by
cholesterol levels within the range found in natural membranes. We probed BK channel …