The cell, as the most fundamental unit of life, is a microcosm of biology in which the
confluence of nearly all aspects of classical physics (mechanics, statistical physics …

A system of two planar bilayers holds a special place among the models employed for
investigating the mechanisms of membrane fusion. This is due to the fact that only this …

Hydrazide-appended pillar [5] arene derivatives have been synthesized. X-ray crystal
structure analysis and 1H NMR studies revealed that the molecules adopt unique tubular …

We have examined the morphology and osmotic properties of large unilamellar vesicles
(LUVs) prepared by extrusion. Contrary to expectations, we observe by cryo-electron …

To fuse, membranes must bend. The energy of each lipid monolayer with respect to bending
is minimized at the spontaneous curvature of the monolayer. Two lipids known to promote …

This review focuses on the effects of electric fields on giant unilamellar vesicles, a cell-size
membrane system. We describe various types of behavior of vesicles subjected to either …

The cell envelope of gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia cofi and Salmonella
typhimurium consists of three different layers: the outer membrane, the peptidoglycan layer …

Liposomes have become useful and well-known drug delivery vehicles because of their
ability to entrap drugs without chemically modifying them and to deliver them somewhat …

Secretion by single mast cells was studied in normal and beige mice, a mutant with grossly
enlarged secretory vesicles or granules. During degranulation, the membrane capacitance …

Donnan potential (interior negative) across the outer membrane of Escherichia coli was
measured by the distribution of [14C] choline in a mutant with a deletion through the genes …