This paper presents an overview of the principal structural and dynamics characteristics of
reverse micelles (RMs) in order to highlight their structural flexibility and versatility, along …

Within living cells, a diverse array of biomolecules is present at high concentrations. To
better understand how molecular behavior differs under such conditions (collectively …

Lipid vesicles have been used as model cell systems, in which an in-vitro transcription–
translation system (IVTT) is encapsulated to carry out intravesicular protein synthesis …

We report a method for the successful reconstitution of the KcsA potassium channel with
either an outside-out or inside-out orientation in giant unilamellar vesicles, using the droplet …

The production of giant lipid vesicles with controlled size and structure will be an important
technology in the design of quantitative biological assays in cell-mimetic …

Cell-sized water-in-oil droplet covered by a lipid layer was used to understand how lipid
membranes affect biochemical systems in living cells. Here, we report a remarkable …

The inorganic biopolymer polyphosphate (polyP) occurs in all domains of life and affects
myriad cellular processes. A longstanding observation is polyP's frequent proximity to …

Densely packed semiflexible polymers with contour length L confined in spheres with radius
R of the same order as L cannot exhibit uniform nematic order. Depending on the chain …

Recent developments in studies concerning cell-sized vesicles, such as liposomes with a
lipid bilayer and water-in-oil droplets covered by a lipid monolayer, aim to realize the real …

The effect of binary hydrophilic polymers on a pair of representative bio‐macromolecules in
a living cell has been examined. The results showed that these bio‐macromolecules …