Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …

Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that covers a vast and diverse array of devices
and machines derived from engineering, physics, materials science, chemistry and biology …

In this review we describe the state-of-the-art of computer simulations studies of lipid
membranes. We focus on collective lipid–lipid and lipid–protein interactions that trigger …

Molecular dynamics simulations are now widely used to study emergent phenomena in lipid
membranes with complex compositions. Here, we present LiPyphilic—a fast, fully tested …

Molecular dynamics simulations of fully hydrated pure bilayers of four widely studied
phospholipids, 1, 2-dilauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DLPC), 1, 2-dimyristoyl-sn …

This paper reviews the current knowledge on the various mechanisms for transbilayer, or flip-
flop, lipid motion in model and cell membranes, enzyme-assisted lipid transfer by flippases …

Membrane electroporation is the method to directly transfer bioactive substances such as
drugs and genes into living cells, as well as preceding electrofusion. Although much …

Membrane lipids diffuse rapidly in the plane of the membrane but their ability to flip
spontaneously across a membrane bilayer is hampered by a significant energy barrier. Thus …

Mimicking enzyme function and increasing performance of naturally evolved proteins is one
of the most challenging and intriguing aims of nanoscience. Here, we employ DNA …

We measured the transbilayer diffusion of 1, 2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
(DPPC) in large unilamellar vesicles, in both the gel (L β′) and fluid (L α) phases. The …