Interactions of nanomaterials with ion channels and related mechanisms

S Yin, J Liu, Y Kang, Y Lin, D Li… - British journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The pharmacological potential of nanotechnology, especially in drug delivery and
bioengineering, has developed rapidly in recent decades. Ion channels, which are easily …

Toward nanobioelectronic medicine: Unlocking new applications using nanotechnology

S Gibney, JM Hicks, A Robinson, A Jain… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bioelectronic medicine aims to interface electronic technology with biological components
and design more effective therapeutic and diagnostic tools. Advances in nanotechnology …

Molecular dynamics simulations of carbon nanotube porins in lipid bilayers

M Vögele, J Köfinger, G Hummer - Faraday discussions, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Artificial channels made of carbon nanotube (CNT) porins are promising candidates for
applications in filtration and molecular delivery devices. Their symmetric shape and high …

Carbon nanotube porins in amphiphilic block copolymers as fully synthetic mimics of biological membranes

JR Sanborn, X Chen, YC Yao, JA Hammons… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Biological membranes provide a fascinating example of a separation system that is
multifunctional, tunable, precise, and efficient. Biomimetic membranes, which mimic the …

Nanoscale dynamics of Dynamin 1 helices reveals squeeze-twist deformation mode critical for membrane fission

Y Zhang, JV Lillo, MS Mohamed Abdelrasoul… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - pnas.org
Dynamin 1 (Dyn1) GTPase, a principal driver of membrane fission during synaptic
endocytosis, self-assembles into short mechanoactive helices cleaving the necks of …

Osmosis-driven motion-type modulation of biological nanopores for parallel optical nucleic acid sensing

Y Wang, S Yan, P Zhang, Z Zeng, D Zhao… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Recent developments in nanopore sequencing have inspired new concepts in precision
medicine but limited in throughput. By optically encoding calcium flux from an array of …

Co‐Assembly of Carbon Nanotube Porins into Biomimetic Peptoid Membranes

S Zhang, JJ Hettige, Y Li, T Jian, W Yang, YC Yao… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Robust and cost‐effective membrane‐based separations are essential to solving many
global crises, such as the lack of clean water. Even though the current polymer‐based …

Artificial signal transduction across membranes

S Vanuytsel, J Carniello, MI Wallace - ChemBioChem, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A key conundrum in the construction of an artificial cell is to simultaneously maintain a
robust physical barrier to the external environment, while also providing efficient exchange …

Selective transport through the ultrashort carbon nanotubes embedded in lipid bilayers

S Zeng, J Chen, X Wang, G Zhou… - The Journal of Physical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have shown growing potential applications in the fields of
biotechnology and biomedicine because of their unique structure and properties. The hollow …

Carbon nanotube porin diffusion in mixed composition supported lipid bilayers

K Sullivan, Y Zhang, J Lopez, M Lowe, A Noy - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Carbon nanotube porins (CNTPs), short pieces of carbon nanotubes capable of self-
inserting into a lipid bilayer, represent a simplified model of biological membrane channels …