Monitoring membranes: The exploration of biological bilayers with second harmonic generation

EF Page, MJ Blake, GA Foley… - Chemical Physics …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Nature's seemingly controlled chaos in heterogeneous two-dimensional cell membranes
stands in stark contrast to the precise, often homogeneous, environment in an …

Combined Second Harmonic Generation and Fluorescence Analyses of the Structures and Dynamics of Molecules on Lipids Using Dual-Probes: A Review

Y Hou, J Li, B Li, Q Yuan, W Gan - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Revealing the structures and dynamic behaviors of molecules on lipids is crucial for
understanding the mechanism behind the biophysical processes, such as the preparation …

Unveiling the molecular dynamics in a living cell to the subcellular organelle level using second-harmonic generation spectroscopy and microscopy

B Li, J Li, W Gan, Y Tan, Q Yuan - Analytical Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Second-harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy has been proved to be a powerful method
for investigating the structures of biomaterials. SHG spectra were also generally used to …

Properties and applications of stimuli-responsive diacetylenes

AV Hall, OM Musa, JW Steed - Crystal Growth & Design, 2021 - ACS Publications
The topochemical reactivity of diacetylene monomers has long been established and
involves the 1, 4-addition polymerization reaction. This reaction is governed by well-defined …

Understanding the dynamic behavior of an anticancer drug, doxorubicin, on a lipid membrane using multiple spectroscopic techniques

Y Hou, SL Chen, W Gan, X Ma… - The Journal of Physical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The interaction, including the adsorption and embedding, of a widely applied anticancer
drug, doxorubicin, with a lipid membrane was investigated. Second harmonic generation …

Simple physics in and easy manipulating of the interfacial behavior of charged molecules on drug delivery vesicles

SL Chen, YZ Liang, Y Hou, H Wang, X Wu, W Gan… - Materials Today …, 2019 - Elsevier
The monitoring and manipulating of the behaviors of natural or artificial materials on lipid
vesicles have become an important research topic because it provides basis for elucidating …

The effect of side group on the dynamic behavior of anthracyclines on DOPG lipid membranes revealed by second harmonic generation and fluorescence

Y Hou, J Li, XX Liu, Y Ruan, S Chen, Q Yuan, W Gan - Chemical Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work we use two-photon fluorescence (TPF) and surface-sensitive second harmonic
generation (SHG) techniques to investigate the interaction of the lipid membrane with …

Modification of the Second Harmonic Generation and Fluorescence Efficiency of D289 Dye Based on a Donor–Acceptor Structure

YY Peng, BF Li, P Li, Y Hou, B Guo… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Second harmonic generation (SHG) spectroscopy and microscopy have been widely
applied in studying the interfacial processes that occur in chemical, physical, and biological …

Temperature-Modulated Evolution of Surface Structures Induces Significant Enhancement of Two-Photon Fluorescent Emission from a Dye Molecule

J Li, S Chen, B Xu, Z He, Q Yuan… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Fluorescence is an essential property of molecules and materials that plays a pivotal role
across various areas such as lighting, sensing, imaging, and other applications. For …

Observing the structural variations on binary complex vesicle surfaces and the influence on molecular transportation

Y Ruan, P Guha, SL Chen, Q Yuan, W Gan - Chemical Physics, 2021 - Elsevier
A clear understanding on the structure and functionality of lipid molecules on natural or
artificial cell membranes are important yet hard to be achieved. In this work we compared …