Ionizable lipids with branched tails have been used in lipid nanoparticles (LNPs)‐based
messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics like COVID‐19 vaccines. However, due to the limited …

Viscosity is a key property of cell membranes that controls mobility of embedded proteins
and membrane remodeling. Measuring it is challenging because existing approaches …

Fluorescent molecular rotors incorporating julolidine have found diverse applications in
various fields. Recently, researchers have explored their utility in polymerization, metal ion …

Nanotechnology-assisted RNA delivery has gotten a tremendous boost over the last decade
and made a significant impact in the development of life-changing vaccines and …

Shear viscosity of lipid membranes dictates how fast lipids, proteins, and other membrane
constituents travel along the membrane and rotate around their principal axis, thus …

Invasomes have been widely exploited to enhance the percutaneous permeation of drugs.
On the other hand, few studies have been dedicated to evaluating how their composition …

Organisms dwelling in ocean trenches are exposed to the high hydrostatic pressure of
ocean water. Increasing pressure can alter the membrane packing density and fluidity and …

Living organisms are often exposed to extreme dehydration, which is detrimental to the
structure and function of the cell membrane. The lipid membrane undergoes fluid-to-gel …

Lipid membrane viscosity is critical to biological function. Bacterial cells grown in different
environments alter their lipid composition in order to maintain a specific viscosity, and …

The viscosity that ensures the controlled diffusion of biomolecules in cells is a crucial
biophysical parameter. Consequently, fluorescent probes capable of reporting viscosity …