Cholesterol is a central building block in biomembranes, where it induces orientational
order, slows diffusion, renders the membrane stiffer, and drives domain formation. Molecular …

The Langmuir monolayer technique has been successfully used for decades to model
biological membranes and processes occurring at their interfaces. Classically, this method …

Cellular membranes serve as an epicentre combining extracellular and cytosolic
components with membranous effectors, which together support numerous fundamental …

Cholesterol plays a crucial role in biomembranes by regulating various properties, such as
fluidity, rigidity, permeability, and organization of lipid bilayers. The latest version of the …

Ionic liquids (ILs), although being a class of promising green solvents, have received many
reports on the toxicity to living organisms. In this work, aiming at elucidating the disruptive …

Shear viscosity of lipid membranes dictates how fast lipids, proteins, and other membrane
constituents travel along the membrane and rotate around their principal axis, thus …

Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are promising candidates in various biomedical applications
such as sensors, imaging, and cancer therapy. Understanding the influence of AuNPs on …

Thylakoid membranes are specialized membranes predominantly composed of uncommon
galacto-and sulfolipids, having distinct roles in photosynthesis. Large acyl chain variety and …

Probing protein–membrane interactions is vital for understanding biological functionality for
various applications such as drug development, targeted drug delivery, and creation of …

Liquid-liquid phase separation inside the cell often results in biological condensates that
can critically affect cell homeostasis. Such phase separation events occur in multiple parts of …