Water at charged interfaces

G Gonella, EHG Backus, Y Nagata… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
The ubiquity of aqueous solutions in contact with charged surfaces and the realization that
the molecular-level details of water–surface interactions often determine interfacial functions …

When phased without water: biophysics of cellular desiccation, from biomolecules to condensates

PS Romero-Perez, Y Dorone, E Flores… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The molecular machinery that enables life has evolved in water, yet many of the organisms
around us are able to survive even extreme desiccation. Especially remarkable are single …

[BOOK][B] Atomic force microscopy for biologists

VJ Morris, AR Kirby, PA Gunning - 2009 - books.google.com
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is part of a range of emerging microscopic methods for
biologists which offer the magnification range of both the light and electron microscope, but …

The roles of water molecules at the biointerface of medical polymers

M Tanaka, T Hayashi, S Morita - Polymer Journal, 2013 - nature.com
A number of materials have been proposed for use as biomaterials, including hydrophilic,
phase-separated and zwitterionic polymers. The mechanisms responsible for the bio/blood …

Hydration layer structure of biofouling-resistant nanoparticles

PJ Molino, D Yang, M Penna, K Miyazawa… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Hydrophilic surface chemistries can strongly bind water to produce surfaces that are highly
resistant to protein adsorption and fouling. The interfacial bound water and its distinct …

Direct imaging of individual intrinsic hydration layers on lipid bilayers at Ångstrom resolution

T Fukuma, MJ Higgins, SP Jarvis - Biophysical Journal, 2007 - cell.com
The interactions between water and biological molecules have the potential to influence the
structure, dynamics, and function of biological systems, hence the importance of revealing …

Particle-based hematite crystallization is invariant to initial particle morphology

Y Wang, S Xue, Q Lin, D Song, Y He… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the mechanism of particle-based crystallization is a formidable problem due
to the complexity of macroscopic and interfacial forces driving particle dynamics. The …

Multiparametric high-resolution imaging of native proteins by force-distance curve–based AFM

M Pfreundschuh, D Martinez-Martin, E Mulvihill… - nature protocols, 2014 - nature.com
A current challenge in the life sciences is to understand how the properties of individual
molecular machines adjust in order to meet the functional requirements of the cell. Recent …

Bimodal atomic force microscopy imaging of isolated antibodies in air and liquids

NF Martinez, JR Lozano, ET Herruzo, F Garcia… - …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
We have developed a dynamic atomic force microscopy (AFM) method based on the
simultaneous excitation of the first two flexural modes of the cantilever. The instrument …

Interactions of graphene oxide with model cell membranes: Probing nanoparticle attachment and lipid bilayer disruption

X Liu, KL Chen - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
With the rapid growth in the application of graphene oxide (GO) in diverse fields, the toxicity
of GO toward bacterial and mammalian cells has recently attracted extensive research …