I review single-molecule experiments (SMEs) in biological physics. Recent technological
developments have provided the tools to design and build scientific instruments of high …

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

Although massive membrane rearrangements occur during cell division, little is known about
specific roles that lipids might play in this process. We report that the lipidome changes with …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is part of a range of emerging microscopic methods for
biologists which offer the magnification range of both the light and electron microscope, but …

Cholesterol (Chol) plays the essential function of regulating the physical properties of the
cell membrane by controlling the lipid organization and phase behavior and, thus, managing …

Lipid bilayers determine the architecture of cell membranes and regulate a myriad of distinct
processes that are highly dependent on the lateral organization of the phospholipid …

To introduce this special issue of the Journal of Molecular Recognition dedicated to the
applications of atomic force microscopy (AFM) in life sciences, this paper presents a short …

We review structure and dynamic measurements of biomembranes by atomic force
microscopy (AFM). We focus mainly on studies involving supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) …

Abstract Dioleoylphosphatidylcholine/sphingomyelin/cholesterol (DOPC/SM/cholesterol)
model membranes exhibit liquid–liquid phase separation and therefore provide a physical …

In many liposome applications, the nanomechanical properties of the membrane envelope
are essential to ensure, eg, physical stability, protection, or penetration into tissues. Of all …