The microstructure of milk fat in processed dairy products is poorly known despite its
importance in their functional, sensorial and nutritional properties. However, for the last 10 …

We review the capabilities of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in the study of phase
transitions in Supported Lipid Bilayers (SLBs). AFM represents a powerful technique to …

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 …

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 …

A current challenge in the life sciences is to understand how the properties of individual
molecular machines adjust in order to meet the functional requirements of the cell. Recent …

The cell membrane is a fundamental biological structure, which is only 6–10 nm thick. It is
composed of hundreds of lipid types, which form small and dynamic lipid domains or rafts …

Vesicles perform many essential functions in all living organisms. They respond like a
transducer to mechanical stress in converting the applied force into mechanical and …

Biological membranes mediate several biological processes that are directly associated with
their physical properties but sometimes difficult to evaluate. Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) …

In this work, the influence of the rigid substrate on the determination of the sample Young's
modulus, the so‐called bottom‐effect artifact, is demonstrated by an atomic force microscopy …

The polar lipid assembly and biophysical properties of the biological membrane enveloping
the milk fat globules (the MFGM) are yet poorly known, especially in connection with the …