The worldwide use of ionic liquids (ILs) is steadily increasing, and even though they are
often referred to as “green solvents” they have been reported to be toxic, especially toward …

The pathogenesis of the Ebola virus which leads to a severe hemorrhagic fever in hosts is a
very complex process which is not completely understood. Glycoproteins of the viral …

Cell lytic peptides are a class of drugs that can be used to selectively kill invading organisms
or diseased cells. Several of these peptides have been identified as potential therapeutics …

Quasielastic neutron scattering (QENS) is well suited for studying the dynamics of water in
proximity to supported membranes whose structure can be characterized by atomic force …

Extensive effort has been devoted to developing new clinical therapies based on membrane-
active peptides (MAPs). Previous models on the membrane action mechanisms of these …

制备了表面带阴/阳离子的多孔二氧化硅纳米颗粒, 通过QCM-D 研究了颗粒在不同pH
值环境下与磷脂膜的非特异性吸附情况. 结果表明, NH2-MSN 在4—8 的pH …

Lipid bilayers represent the interface between the cell and its environment, serving as model
systems for the study of various biological processes. For instance, the addition of small …

It has been found recently that an ultrasmall nanoparticle whose size is smaller than the
thickness of a cell membrane has unique roles in biomedical applications including the …

The long chain Mannich bases, especially with the piperidine and morpholine groups,
display very promising antimicrobial activity. In order to extend our knowledge on their …

Resistance to antibiotics is becoming a very serious problem, with so-called superbugs
exhibiting resistance to nearly all conventional antibiotic drugs. Consequently, these …