The past and the future of Langmuir and Langmuir–Blodgett films

ON Oliveira Jr, L Caseli, K Ariga - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The Langmuir–Blodgett (LB) technique, through which monolayers are transferred from the
air/water interface onto a solid substrate, was the first method to allow for the controlled …

[HTML][HTML] Matrix vesicles: role in bone mineralization and potential use as therapeutics

S Ansari, BWM de Wildt, MAM Vis, CE de Korte, K Ito… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone is a complex organ maintained by three main cell types: osteoblasts, osteoclasts, and
osteocytes. During bone formation, osteoblasts deposit a mineralized organic matrix …

[HTML][HTML] Phosphatidylserine controls calcium phosphate nucleation and growth on lipid monolayers: A physicochemical understanding of matrix vesicle-driven …

MAE Cruz, CR Ferreira, CB Tovani… - Journal of Structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bone biomineralization is an exquisite process by which a hierarchically organized mineral
matrix is formed. Growing evidence has uncovered the involvement of one class of …

The functional role of soluble proteins acquired by extracellular vesicles

AP Ramos, HG Sebinelli, P Ciancaglini… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are lipid bilayer‐enclosed nanosized particles released by all
cell types during physiological as well as pathophysiological processes to carry out diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid composition modulates ATP hydrolysis and calcium phosphate mineral propagation by TNAP-harboring proteoliposomes

BZ Favarin, M Bolean, AP Ramos, A Magrini… - Archives of biochemistry …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bone biomineralization is mediated by a special class of extracellular vesicles, named
matrix vesicles (MVs), released by osteogenic cells. The MV membrane is enriched in …

The effect of the monocyclic monoterpene tertiary alcohol γ-terpineol on biointerfaces containing cholesterol

GN Jaroque, P Sartorelli, L Caseli - Chemistry and Physics of Lipids, 2020 - Elsevier
The compound γ-terpineol, which presents potential as microbicide and anticancer drug,
was incorporated in cholesterol Langmuir monolayers, pure or mixed with DPPC. The …

The interactions of trace amounts of ionic surfactants with mixed 1, 2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC)/Cholesterol membranes

A Sęk, P Perczyk, A Szcześ, P Wydro - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), tetradecyltrimethylammonium
bromide (TTAB), hexadecyltrimethylamonium bromide (CTAB) and sodium dodecylsulfate …

[HTML][HTML] Aspectos químicos da biomineralização óssea

MAE Cruz, CR Ferreira, LFB Nogueira, LHS Andrilli… - Química …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
The bone formation process is an example of how both time and nature acted harmonically
to pave the path for life as we know. The unique association between calcium phosphate …

[HTML][HTML] Annexin A5 stabilizes matrix vesicle-biomimetic lipid membranes: unravelling a new role of annexins in calcification

CR Ferreira, MAE Cruz, M Bolean, LHS Andrilli… - European Biophysics …, 2023 - Springer
Matrix vesicles are a special class of extracellular vesicles thought to actively contribute to
both physiologic and pathologic mineralization. Proteomic studies have shown that matrix …

Langmuir monolayers and proteoliposomes as models of matrix vesicles involved in biomineralization

AP Ramos, M Bolean, MAE Cruz, LHS Andrilli… - Biophysical …, 2021 - Springer
Chondrocytes and osteoblasts are able to mineralize the extracellular matrix (ECM) by
promoting the nucleation of apatite in the lumen of matrix vesicles (MVs) during …