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 …

[HTML][HTML] Dioctadecyldimethylammonium bromide, a surfactant model for the cell membrane: Importance of microscopic dynamics

VK Sharma, H Srinivasan, V García Sakai… - Structural Dynamics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
Cationic lipid membranes have recently attracted huge attention both from a fundamental
point of view and due to their practical applications in drug delivery and gene therapy. The …

A molecular dynamics investigation of structure and dynamics of SDS and SDBS micelles

F Palazzesi, M Calvaresi, F Zerbetto - Soft Matter, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDSB) is a major constituent of some synthetic
detergents with billions of kilograms produced and dispersed in the environment annually. It …

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 …

Dynamical and phase behavior of a phospholipid membrane altered by an antimicrobial peptide at low concentration

VK Sharma, E Mamontov, M Tyagi, S Qian… - The journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of action of antimicrobial peptides is traditionally attributed to the formation
of pores in the lipid cell membranes of pathogens, which requires a substantial peptide to …

Effect of antimicrobial peptide on the dynamics of phosphocholine membrane: role of cholesterol and physical state of bilayer

VK Sharma, E Mamontov, DB Anunciado, H O'Neill… - Soft matter, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Antimicrobial peptides are universal in all forms of life and are well known for their strong
interaction with the cell membrane. This makes them a popular target for investigation of …

Nanoscopic dynamics of phospholipid in unilamellar vesicles: effect of gel to fluid phase transition

VK Sharma, E Mamontov, DB Anunciado… - The Journal of …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The dynamics of phospholipids in unilamellar vesicles (ULVs) is of interest in biology,
medical, and food sciences, since these molecules are widely used as biocompatible agents …

Incorporation of aspirin modulates the dynamical and phase behavior of the phospholipid membrane

VK Sharma, E Mamontov, M Ohl… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most widely used medications
in the world for their analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory actions, despite a well …

Side chain length affects backbone dynamics in poly (3‐alkylthiophene) s

P Zhan, W Zhang, IE Jacobs, DM Nisson… - Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Charge transport in conjugated polymers may be governed not only by the static
microstructure but also fluctuations of backbone segments. Using molecular dynamics …

Dynamic landscape in self-assembled surfactant aggregates

VK Sharma, S Mitra, R Mukhopadhyay - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
A process in which a disordered system of pre-existing molecules generates an organized
structure through specific, local interactions among the molecules themselves is termed …