Resolving the interactions between hydrophilic CdTe quantum dots and positively charged membranes at the nanoscale

ME Villanueva, L Bar, L Porcar, Y Gerelli… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The use of quantum dot nanoparticles (QDs) in bio-applications has gained quite some
interest and requires a deep understanding of their interactions with model cell membranes …

Spontaneous unbinding transition of nanoparticles adsorbing onto biomembranes: interplay of electrostatics and crowding

A Chaudhury, K Debnath, NR Jana, JK Basu - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellular membranes are constantly bombarded with biomolecules and nanoscale particles,
and cell functionality depends on the fraction of the bound/internalized entities …

[HTML][HTML] Domain-selective disruption and compression of phase-separated lipid vesicles by amphiphilic Janus nanoparticles

JT Wiemann, D Nguyen, Y Li, Y Yu - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Janus nanoparticles (NPs) with anisotropic surface functionalities enable unique biomedical
applications, but their interaction with the biomembranes cannot be predicted by models …

Poly (maleic anhydride) Shell Modified with Negatively and Positively Charged Groups to Control Zeta Potential and Hydrodynamic Size of Encapsulated Quantum …

A Radchanka, V Hrybouskaya, A Antanovich… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We prepared water‐soluble quantum dots (QDs) with tunable ξ‐potential varied from− 38 to+
20 mV and controlled sensitivity to pH level. Poly (maleic anhydride‐alt‐1 …

Design of a Liquid Cell for Structural Investigations of Supported Lipid Membrane by Synchrotron X-Rays Over a Wide Temperature Range, from Lower to Higher than …

A Das, RP Giri, MK Mukhopadhyay - Instruments and Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
An oxygen-free copper-based cell has been designed to perform X-ray scattering
experiments from the solid-supported lipid membranes immersed in water. This cell can be …