Pulmonary surfactant is a critical component of lung function in healthy individuals. It
functions in part by lowering surface tension in the alveoli, thereby allowing for breathing …

Cell membranes are very complex biological systems including a large variety of lipids and
proteins. Therefore, they are difficult to extract and directly investigate with biophysical …

Biological membrane channels mediate information exchange between cells and facilitate
molecular recognition. While tuning the shape and function of membrane channels for …

Cellular membranes are complex structures and simplified analogues in the form of model
membranes or biomembranes are used as platforms to understand fundamental properties …

The structure, phase behavior, and properties of cellular membranes are derived from their
composition, which includes phospholipids, sphingolipids, sterols, and proteins with various …

Liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy (LP-TEM) enables the real-time visualization
of nanoscale dynamics in solution. This technique has been used to study the formation and …

Biosensors and other biological platform technologies require the functionalization of their
surface with receptors to enhance affinity and selectivity. Control over the functionalization …

Refractometric sensors utilizing surface plasmon resonance (SPR) should satisfy a series of
performance metrics, bulk sensitivity, thin-film sensitivity, refractive-index resolution, and …

Cholesterol (Chol) is an essential component of animal cell membranes and is most
abundant in plasma membranes (PMs) where its concentration typically ranges from 10 to …

Quantification of the multivalent interactions of influenza viruses binding at interfaces may
provide ways to tackle key biological questions regarding influenza virulence and zoonoses …