When detergents and phospholipid membranes are dispersed in aqueous solutions, they
tend to self-assemble into vesicles of various shapes and sizes by virtue of their hydrophobic …

Photocatalytic water splitting is a desirable reaction that produces a clean and sustainable
energy resource—hydrogen (H 2)—from solar light and water, a process called artificial …

The novel concept of amphiphilic molecular motors that self-assemble into responsive
supramolecular nanotubes in water is presented. The dynamic function of the molecular …

Polyphenols are naturally-occurring compounds, reported to be biologically active, and
through their interactions with cell membranes. Although association of the polyphenols with …

In recent years, stimuli responsive materials have gained significant attention in membrane
separation processes due to their ability to change specific properties in response to small …

Photoswitchable phospholipids, or “photolipids”, that harbor an azobenzene group in their
lipid tails are versatile tools to manipulate and control lipid bilayer properties with light. So …

Supported lipid bilayer (SLB) membranes are key elements to mimic membrane interfaces
on a planar surface. Here, we demonstrate that azobenzene photolipids (azo-PC) form fluid …

Understanding the pathways of solubilization of lipid membranes is of high importance for
their use in biotechnology and industrial applications. Although lipid vesicle solubilization by …

Biological membranes are functionalized by membrane-associated protein machinery.
Membrane-associated transport processes, such as endocytosis, represent a fundamental …

Self-assembled microstructures of an amphiphilic diarylethene featuring an alkyl chain and
triethylene glycol groups showed a photoinduced reversible morphological change in water …