Recent progress in synchrotron based X-ray scattering methods applied to colloid science is
reviewed. An important figure of merit of these techniques is that they enable in situ …

Aesculus hippocastanum L.(horse-chestnut) is a widespread ornamental plant and an
essential medicinal species. Several valuable phytochemicals have been found in its …

Structural studies of membrane proteins in native-like environments require the
development of diverse membrane mimetics. Currently there is a need for nanodiscs formed …

Disc-like lipid nanoparticles stabilized by saponin biosurfactants display fascinating
properties, including their temperature-driven re-organization. β-Aescin, a saponin from …

Recent studies of self-assembly in binary systems of bio-surfactants, either of microbial
origin or saponins extracted from plants, are reviewed. Saponins in water reported in the first …

Saponins like β-escin exhibit an unusually high surface activity paired with a remarkable
surface rheology which makes them as biosurfactants highly interesting for applications in …

This work investigates the conversion of bicelles into larger sheets or closed vesicles upon
dilution and temperature increase for a system composed of the phospholipid 1, 2 …

The saponin β-aescin is well known for its self-aggregation above the critical micelle
concentration (cmc) and its interaction with model membranes made of zwitterionic …

Drug resistance against antibiotics and cancer chemotherapeutics are one of the pressing
issues before contemporary medicine. One way to overcome drug resistance …

Bicelle has great potential for drug delivery systems due to its small size and
biocompatibility. The conventional method of bicelle preparation contains a long process …