Giant unilamellar vesicles represent a promising and extremely useful model biomembrane
system for systematic measurements of mechanical, thermodynamic, electrical, and …

Microscopes are instruments usually associated with the field of Science Education.
Unfortunately, despite their great potential for education, their use at school is not …

A laboratory experiment for the determination of the cross-linking density of silicone
elastomers is described on the basis of swelling experiments and mechanical tests. In the …

This work presents an automatic extruder as a research experience for undergraduate
students. The system offers a user-friendly approach to preparing vesicles, such as …

The science of single-bilayer vesicles with a giant size that has emerged at the end of the
sixties has since grown within a multidisciplinary community that The Giant Vesicle Book is …

Mitochondria are essential for the production and maintenance of ATP in the eukaryotic cell.
To image and monitor intracellular ATP level without cell breakage, biological and chemical …

A project is described in which students are engaged in a research-oriented approach to
synthesize the low-molecular-weight gelator (LMWG) 1, 3: 2, 4-dibenzylidene-d-sorbitol …

Successful demonstration of lipid assembly chemistry to a general audience can be
challenging on both physical (nanoscopic dimensions of lipid assemblies) and intellectual …

Mitochondria are double-membrane organelles that continuously undergo fission and
fusion. Outer mitochondrial membrane fusion is mediated by the membrane proteins …

A polarimeter can be constructed using a document camera as a visualizer and a standard
smartphone screen as a source of polarized light. A pair of 3D glasses can be used as a …