Despite lacking the central apoptotic machinery, senescent or damaged RBCs can undergo
an unusual apoptosis-like cell death, termed eryptosis. This premature death can be caused …

There is enormous interest in utilizing biologically active fatty acids and monoglycerides to
treat phospholipid membrane-related medical diseases, especially with the global health …

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of nosocomial implant-associated infections,
causing significant morbidity and mortality, underscoring the need for rapid, non-invasive …

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) can be produced from red blood cells (RBCs) on a large scale
and used to deliver therapeutic payloads efficiently. However, not much is known about the …

Biotribology is applied to study the friction, wear, and lubrication of biological systems or
natural phenomena under relative motion in the human body. It is a multidisciplinary field …

The bacterial mechanosensitive channel of small conductance (MscS) has been extensively
studied to understand how mechanical forces are converted into the conformational …

Blood scarcity is one of the main causes of healthcare disruptions worldwide, with blood
shortages occurring at an alarming rate. Over the last decades, blood substitutes have …

Methods for efficient cyclodextrin-induced lipid exchange have been developed in our lab.
These make it possible to almost completely replace the lipids in the outer leaflet of artificial …

The plasma membrane of eukaryotic cells is known to be compositionally asymmetric.
Certain phospholipids, such as sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine species, are …

Utilizing cell membranes from diverse cell types for biointerfacing has demonstrated
significant advantages in enhancing colloidal stability and incorporating biological …