Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring for studying soft matter at interfaces

D Johannsmann, I Reviakine - Nature Reviews Methods Primers, 2024 - nature.com
Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D) probes interfaces by
subjecting them to a periodic shear stress exerted by an acoustic resonator. The changes in …

Determination of the main phase transition temperature of phospholipids by nanoplasmonic sensing

W Chen, F Duša, J Witos, SK Ruokonen… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Our study demonstrates that nanoplasmonic sensing (NPS) can be utilized for the
determination of the phase transition temperature (Tm) of phospholipids. During the phase …

Lipid bilayers: Phase behavior and nanomechanics

L Redondo-Morata, P Losada-Pérez… - Current topics in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lipid membranes are involved in many physiological processes like recognition, signaling,
fusion or remodeling of the cell membrane or some of its internal compartments. Within the …

Sensitive and specific detection of E. coli using biomimetic receptors in combination with a modified heat-transfer method

P Cornelis, S Givanoudi, D Yongabi, H Iken… - Biosensors and …, 2019 - Elsevier
We report on a novel biomimetic sensor that allows sensitive and specific detection of
Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria in a broad concentration range from 10 2 up to 10 6 …

The heat-transfer method: a versatile low-cost, label-free, fast, and user-friendly readout platform for biosensor applications

B Van Grinsven, K Eersels, M Peeters… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In recent years, biosensors have become increasingly important in various scientific
domains including medicine, biology, and pharmacology, resulting in an increased demand …

Evaluating the temperature dependence of heat-transfer based detection: A case study with caffeine and Molecularly Imprinted Polymers as synthetic receptors

K Betlem, I Mahmood, RD Seixas, I Sadiki… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs) are synthesized for the selective detection of
caffeine. The polymerization process, monomer and crosslinker monomer composition are …

Selective Campylobacter detection and quantification in poultry: A sensor tool for detecting the cause of a common zoonosis at its source

S Givanoudi, P Cornelis, G Rasschaert… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermotolerant Campylobacter bacteria, most notably Campylobacter jejuni and
Campylobacter coli, are a major cause of human foodborne gastroenteritis, which is usually …

Phase transitions of binary lipid mixtures: a combined study by adiabatic scanning calorimetry and quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring

P Losada-Pérez, N Mertens… - … in Condensed Matter …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The phase transitions of binary lipid mixtures are studied by a combination of Peltier‐
element‐based adiabatic scanning calorimetry (pASC) and quartz crystal microbalance with …

Interactions of aqueous imidazolium-based ionic liquid mixtures with solid-supported phospholipid vesicles

P Losada-Perez, M Khorshid, FU Renner - PLoS One, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Despite the environmentally friendly reputation of ionic liquids (ILs), their safety has been
recently questioned given their potential as cytotoxic agents. The fundamental mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation between adhesion strength and phase behaviour in solid-supported lipid membranes

N Bibissidis, K Betlem, G Cordoyiannis… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fundamental understanding of vesicle adhesion in the size range≤ 200 nm is of major
importance when addressing biologically relevant processes involving the presence of small …