Understanding interactions of calcium with lipid membranes at the molecular level is of great
importance in light of their involvement in calcium signaling, association of proteins with …

Lichtkontrolliert: Ein Wirkstoff gegen Krebs (rote Punkte im Bild) wurde in bioabbaubaren
Nanopartikeln eingeschlossen, die photoaktivierbare Folsäuregruppen auf der Oberfläche …

Binding affinities and stoichiometries of Na+ and Ca2+ ions to phospholipid bilayers are of
paramount significance in the properties and functionality of cellular membranes. Current …

It is well established that small sugars exert different types of stabilization of biomembranes
both in vivo and in vitro. However, the essential question of whether sugars are bound to or …

Over the past 20 years, it has been widely accepted that membrane fusion proceeds via a
hemifusion step before opening of the productive fusion pore. An initial hourglass-shaped …

Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a very common molecule in biotic and abiotic aqueous
environments. In both cases, variation of ionic strength is inevitable. In addition to the …

Abstract Lipid-based nanoparticles (LNPs), ranging from nanovesicles to non-lamellar
assemblies, have gained significant attention in recent years, as versatile carriers for …

Hydration and orientation of the phosphate group of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC)
monolayers in the liquid-expanded (LE) phase and the liquid-condensed (LC) phase in the …

Quantitative differential interference contrast microscopy is demonstrated here as a label-
free method, which is able to image and measure the thickness of lipid bilayers with 0.1 nm …

The Hofmeister series illustrates how salts produce a wide range of effects in biological
systems, which are not exclusively explained by ion charge. In lipid membranes, charged …