Proteins at interfaces play important roles in cell biology, immunology, bioengineering, and
biomimetic material design. Many biological processes are based on interfacial protein …

Nature is an important inspirational source for scientists, and presents complex and elegant
examples of adaptive and intelligent systems created by self-assembly. Significant effort has …

Bacterial ice nucleators (INs) are among the most effective ice nucleators known and are
relevant for freezing processes in agriculture, the atmosphere, and the biosphere. Their …

The amyloid aggregation of α-synuclein (α S), related to Parkinson's disease, can be
catalyzed by lipid membranes. Despite the importance of lipid surfaces, the 3D-structure and …

The characterization of electrical double layers is important since the interfacial electric field
and electrolyte environment directly affect the reaction mechanisms and catalytic rates of …

Ice-nucleation active (INA) bacteria can promote the growth of ice more effectively than any
other known material. Using specialized ice-nucleating proteins (INPs), they obtain nutrients …

Amyloid formation has been implicated in many fatal diseases, but its mechanism remains to
be clarified due to a lack of effective methods that can capture the transient intermediates …

Dysferlin is a large membrane protein found most prominently in striated muscle. Loss of
dysferlin activity is associated with reduced exocytosis, abnormal intracellular Ca2+ and the …

Ice-nucleating proteins (INPs) found in bacteria are the most effective ice nucleators known,
enabling the crystallization of water at temperatures close to 0° C. Although their function …

We present complex achiral and chiral vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) spectra
at the air/water interface of protein solutions by using heterodyne-detected VSFG. Bovine …