Liposomes are nano-sized spherical vesicles composed of an aqueous core surrounded by
one (or more) phospholipid bilayer shells. Owing to their high biocompatibility, chemical …

The bottom-up assembly of biological and chemical components opens exciting
opportunities to engineer artificial vesicular systems for applications with previously unmet …

The rapid and non-invasive pulmonary drug delivery (PDD) has attracted great attention
compared to the other routes. However, nanoparticle platforms, like liposomes (LPs) and …

Viroporins possess important potential as antiviral targets due to their critical roles during
virus life cycles, spanning from virus entry to egress. Although the antiviral amantadine …

Amyloid precursor protein (APP) plays a pivotal role in the pathology of Alzheimer's disease
(AD). Since the fragmentation of the membrane-bound APP that results in the production of …

The HIV-1-encoded protein Vpu forms an oligomeric ion channel/pore in membranes and
interacts with host proteins to support the virus lifecycle. However, Vpu molecular …

Membrane proteins are vital in the human proteome for their cellular functions and make up
a majority of drug targets in the US However, characterizing their higher-order structures and …

Membrane-associated proteins are important because they mediate interactions between a
cell's external and internal environment and they are often targets of therapeutics …

Being the principal component of biological membranes lipids are essential building blocks
of life. Given their huge biological importance, the investigation of lipids, their properties …

In the pursuit of understanding life, model membranes made of phospholipids were
envisaged decades ago as a platform for the bottom-up study of biological processes …