X-ray-based techniques to study the nano–bio interface

C Sanchez-Cano, RA Alvarez-Puebla, JM Abendroth… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
X-ray-based analytics are routinely applied in many fields, including physics, chemistry,
materials science, and engineering. The full potential of such techniques in the life sciences …

Deciphering interactions of ionic liquids with biomembrane

VK Sharma, R Mukhopadhyay - Biophysical reviews, 2018 - Springer
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a special class of low-temperature (typically< 100° C) molten salts,
which have huge upsurge interest in the field of chemical synthesis, catalysis …

Thermodynamics of interaction of ionic liquids with lipid monolayer

G Bhattacharya, S Mitra, P Mandal, S Dutta, RP Giri… - Biophysical …, 2018 - Springer
Understanding the interaction of ionic liquids with cellular membrane becomes utterly
important to comprehend the activities of these liquids in living organisms. Lipid monolayer …

Effects of ionic liquids on the nanoscopic dynamics and phase behaviour of a phosphatidylcholine membrane

VK Sharma, SK Ghosh, P Mandal, T Yamada… - Soft Matter, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Ionic liquids (ILs) are potential candidates for new antimicrobials due to their tunable
antibacterial and antifungal properties that are required to keep pace with the growing …

Structural changes in cellular membranes induced by ionic liquids: From model to bacterial membranes

G Bhattacharya, RP Giri, A Dubey, S Mitra… - Chemistry and physics …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) have generated considerable attention recently because of their
cytotoxicity and application as antibiotics. However, the mechanism of how they damage cell …

Thermodynamics and in-plane viscoelasticity of anionic phospholipid membranes modulated by an ionic liquid

P Hitaishi, A Seth, S Mitra, SK Ghosh - Pharmaceutical Research, 2022 - Springer
This article presents the effects of an imidazolium-based ionic liquid (IL) on the
thermodynamics and in-plane viscoelastic properties of model membranes of anionic …

Surface activities of a lipid analogue room-temperature ionic liquid and its effects on phospholipid membrane

S Mitra, R Das, A Singh, MK Mukhopadhyay, G Roy… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
There are great efforts of synthesizing imidazolium-based ionic liquids (ILs) for developing
new antibiotics as these molecules have shown strong antibacterial activities. Compared to …

Partitioning of a hybrid lipid in domains of saturated and unsaturated lipids in a model cellular membrane

P Hitaishi, P Mandal, SK Ghosh - ACS omega, 2021 - ACS Publications
The cellular membranes are composed of hundreds of components such as lipids, proteins,
and sterols that are chemically and physically distinct from each other. The lipid–lipid and …

Phospholipid asymmetry in biological membranes: is the role of phosphatidylethanolamine underappreciated?

A Chakrabarti - The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2021 - Springer
The asymmetric distribution of phospholipids in cell membranes has been the focus of a lot
of important research keeping its biological importance in mind. Most of this research is …

Probing the effect of a room temperature ionic liquid on phospholipid membranes in multilamellar vesicles

S Mitra, D Ray, G Bhattacharya, R Gupta, D Sen… - European Biophysics …, 2019 - Springer
The large number of potential applications of ionic liquids (ILs) requires an understanding of
their environmental impacts including their adverse effects on microorganisms living in soil …