With the rapid development of studies involving droplet microfluidics, drug delivery, cell
detection, and microparticle synthesis, among others, many scientists have invested …

The understanding of the shape-change dynamics leading to the budding and division of
artificial cells has gained much attention in the past few decades due to an increased …

Red blood cells (RBCs) experience significant cyclic deformation through large elastic
stretching and relaxation as they circulate in the bloodstream. Such hundreds of thousands …

The hydrophilic polymer polyethylene glycol-grafted phospholipid has been used
extensively in the study of artificial vesicles, nanomedicine, and antimicrobial …

Lipid membranes are integral building blocks of living cells and perform a multitude of
biological functions. Currently, molecular simulations of cellular-scale membrane …

In recent years, drug delivery has emerged as a more and more popular drug administration
means for the improvement of pharmacokinetics, minimization of side effects, and …

As 2D materials such as graphene, transition metal dichalcogenides, and 2D polymers
become more prevalent, solution processing and colloidal-state properties are being …

Shape transformation and budding of phospholipid/fatty acid giant hybrid vesicles can be
induced by an internal chemical stimulus (pH change) when coupled with an osmotic shock …

The vital functions of cell membranes require their ability to quickly change shape to perform
complex tasks such as motion, division, endocytosis, and apoptosis. Membrane curvature in …

This review presents an integrated theoretical and computational characterization and
analysis of surface pattern formation in chiral and achiral liquid crystal self-assembly and the …