Biomimetic lipid membranes: An overview on their properties and applications

N Nisticò, M Greco, MC Bruno, E Giuliano… - Applied Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cell membranes are complex biological bilayer-like structures made up of various
phospholipids and proteins as main components. Biomimetic lipid membranes are model …

Modulating hydrophobic and antimicrobial gelatin-zein protein-based bilayer films by incorporating glycerol monolaurate and TiO2 nanoparticles

M Easdani, F Liu, JFM Van Impe, S Ahammed… - Food Packaging and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The hydrophobicity was developed on gelatin-zein bilayer films with enhanced antimicrobial
properties and persistent inherent mechanical characterization by incorporating Glycerol …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in Engineering Planar Model Cell Membranes: Current Techniques, Applications, and Future Perspectives

S Coronado, J Herrera, MG Pino, S Martín… - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Cell membranes are crucial elements in living organisms, serving as protective barriers and
providing structural support for cells. They regulate numerous exchange and communication …

Tethered bilayer lipid membrane platform for screening Triton X-100 detergent replacements by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy

SW Tan, N Gooran, HM Lim, BK Yoon, JA Jackman - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In light of regulatory considerations, there are ongoing efforts to identify Triton X-100 (TX-
100) detergent alternatives for use in the biological manufacturing industry to mitigate …

Biophysical characterization of LTX-315 anticancer peptide interactions with model membrane platforms: effect of membrane surface charge

DJ Koo, TN Sut, SW Tan, BK Yoon… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
LTX-315 is a clinical-stage, anticancer peptide therapeutic that disrupts cancer cell
membranes. Existing mechanistic knowledge about LTX-315 has been obtained from cell …

Unraveling membrane-disruptive properties of sodium lauroyl lactylate and its hydrolytic products: A QCM-D and EIS study

N Gooran, SW Tan, BK Yoon, JA Jackman - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Membrane-disrupting lactylates are an important class of surfactant molecules that are
esterified adducts of fatty acid and lactic acid and possess industrially attractive properties …

Glycerol monolaurate inhibits wild-type African swine fever virus infection in porcine macrophages

JA Jackman, E Arabyan, H Zakaryan, CC Elrod - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Naturally abundant antimicrobial lipids, such as fatty acids and monoglycerides, that disrupt
membrane-enveloped viruses are promising mitigants to inhibit African swine fever virus …

Nanoarchitectonics-based model membrane platforms for probing membrane-disruptive interactions of odd-chain antimicrobial lipids

BK Yoon, SW Tan, JYB Tan, JA Jackman, NJ Cho - Nano Convergence, 2022 - Springer
The use of nanoscience tools to investigate how antimicrobial lipids disrupt phospholipid
membranes has greatly advanced molecular-level biophysical understanding and opened …

Development and Analytical Evaluation of a Point-of-Care Electrochemical Biosensor for Rapid and Accurate SARS-CoV-2 Detection

M Meshesha, A Sardar, R Supekar, L Bhattacharjee… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical need for rapid and accurate screening
and diagnostic methods for potential respiratory viruses. Existing COVID-19 diagnostic …

Unraveling the Biophysical Mechanisms of How Antiviral Detergents Disrupt Supported Lipid Membranes: Toward Replacing Triton X-100

N Gooran, SW Tan, SL Frey, JA Jackman - Langmuir, 2024 - ACS Publications
Triton X-100 (TX-100) is a membrane-disrupting detergent that is widely used to inactivate
membrane-enveloped viral pathogens, yet is being phased out due to environmental safety …