Molecular permeation through lipid membranes is a fundamental biological process that is
important for small neutral molecules and drug molecules. Precise characterization of free …

The lamellar body (LB) of the alveolar type II (ATII) cell is a lysosome-related organelle
(LRO) that contains surfactant, a complex mix of mainly lipids and specific surfactant …

Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are increasingly used as a versatile research tool to
investigate membrane structure, morphology and phase state. In these studies, GUV …

Biological membranes possess intrinsic asymmetry. This asymmetry is associated not only
with leaflet composition in terms of membrane species but also with differences in the …

Osmotic pressure (Π) induces the stretching of plasma membranes of cells or lipid
membranes of vesicles, which plays various roles in physiological functions. However, there …

Most antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) damage the cell membrane of bacterial cells and induce
rapid leakage of the internal cell contents, which is a main cause of their bactericidal activity …

The fusion peptide (FP) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is part of the N-terminus
of the viral envelope glycoprotein gp41 and is believed to play an important role in the viral …

We use a microfluidic method to estimate the water permeability coefficient (p) of
membranes. As model lipid membranes we employ giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) …

The influence of the glycolipid GM1 on the physical properties of POPC membranes was
studied systematically by using different methods applied to giant and large unilamellar …

Osmotic pressure (Π) induces membrane tension in cell membranes and the lipid bilayers of
vesicles and plays an important role in the functions and physical properties of these …