Physical principles of nanoparticle cellular endocytosis

S Zhang, H Gao, G Bao - ACS nano, 2015 - ACS Publications
This review article focuses on the physiochemical mechanisms underlying nanoparticle
uptake into cells. When nanoparticles are in close vicinity to a cell, the interactions between …

Fluid lipid membranes: From differential geometry to curvature stresses

M Deserno - Chemistry and physics of lipids, 2015 - Elsevier
A fluid lipid membrane transmits stresses and torques that are fully determined by its
geometry. They can be described by a stress-and torque-tensor, respectively, which yield …

Receptor-mediated endocytosis of nanoparticles of various shapes

R Vácha, FJ Martinez-Veracoechea, D Frenkel - Nano letters, 2011 - ACS Publications
Cellular uptake through endocytosis is crucial for drug delivery and nanomedicine.
However, the conditions under which passive endocytosis (ie, not ATP driven) takes place …

Spontaneous curvature, differential stress, and bending modulus of asymmetric lipid membranes

A Hossein, M Deserno - Biophysical Journal, 2020 - cell.com
Lipid bilayers can exhibit asymmetric states, in which the physical characteristics of one
leaflet differ from those of the other. This most visibly manifests in a different lipid …

Membrane wrap** efficiency of elastic nanoparticles during endocytosis: size and shape matter

Z Shen, H Ye, X Yi, Y Li - ACS nano, 2018 - ACS Publications
Using coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations, we systematically investigate the
receptor-mediated endocytosis of elastic nanoparticles (NPs) with different sizes, ranging …

[HTML][HTML] Lipids on the move: simulations of membrane pores, domains, stalks and curves

SJ Marrink, AH De Vries, DP Tieleman - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2009 - Elsevier
In this review we describe the state-of-the-art of computer simulations studies of lipid
membranes. We focus on collective lipid–lipid and lipid–protein interactions that trigger …

Lipid shape and packing are key for optimal design of pH-sensitive mRNA lipid nanoparticles

G Tesei, YW Hsiao, A Dabkowska… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
The ionizable-lipid component of RNA-containing nanoparticles controls the pH-dependent
behavior necessary for an efficient delivery of the cargo—the so-called endosomal escape …

Role of nanoparticle geometry in endocytosis: laying down to stand up

C Huang, Y Zhang, H Yuan, H Gao, S Zhang - Nano letters, 2013 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles (NPs) hold great promises for targeted disease diagnosis and therapy.
Despite considerable progress in biomimetic design of NP-bioconjugates, the roles of NP …

[HTML][HTML] Rational design of liposomal drug delivery systems, a review: Combined experimental and computational studies of lipid membranes, liposomes and their …

A Bunker, A Magarkar, T Viitala - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2016 - Elsevier
Combined experimental and computational studies of lipid membranes and liposomes, with
the aim to attain mechanistic understanding, result in a synergy that makes possible the …

Microfluidic synthesis of hybrid nanoparticles with controlled lipid layers: understanding flexibility-regulated cell–nanoparticle interaction

L Zhang, Q Feng, J Wang, S Zhang, B Ding, Y Wei… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The functionalized lipid shell of hybrid nanoparticles plays an important role for improving
their biocompatibility and in vivo stability. Yet few efforts have been made to critically …