Though vesicles are recognized as effective drug carriers and functionalized with polymers,
targeting ligands, imaging agents, and antibodies for drug delivery applications, there is …

Local composition, structure, morphology, and phase are interrelated in lipid bilayer
membranes. This work describes proofs-of-concept for methods that may be used and …

In this work we systematically investigate the pathways of the interaction between elastic
vesicles and lipid membranes with the aid of computer simulation techniques. Different …

Lipids are an integral part of cells, being the principal component of the cell membrane, and
contributing to the function and regulation of biological processes. Lipid nanoparticles …

We introduce an experimental setup for modulating adhesion of giant unilamellar vesicles to
a planar substrate. Adhesion is induced by the application of an external potential to a …

Cell membrane organization is the result of the collective effect of many driving forces.
Several of these, such as electrostatic and van der Waals forces, have been identified and …

Abstract The Central Dogma forms the foundation of molecular biology couched in polymer
language; all the key players are there—DNA, RNA, protein—or so it would seem. Yet one …

Christine E. Thatcher, Amy K. Dupree, Elizabeth R. Webster. Sandia National Laboratories,
Livermore, CA, USA. Cell-derived membrane vesicles provide a unique means of isolating …

Minimal model biomembrane studies have the potential to unlock the fundamental
mechanisms of cellular function that govern the processes upon which life relies. However …

Lipid vesicles are widely used as models for cell membranes and extracellular vesicles,
hosts for membrane protein studies, and containers for hydrophilic biotherapeutic …