Recent studies on the deformation of lipid vesicles which is a simple model of biological
membranes, and the factors that influence it are reviewed. In homogeneous vesicles, the …

In this study we derived a model for a multicomponent lipid monolayer in contact with an
aqueous solution by means of a generalized classical density functional theory and Monte …

The membrane translocation efficiency of cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) has been largely
studied, and poly-arginines have been highlighted as particularly active CPPs, especially …

Glycan‐protein interactions play a key role in various biological processes from fertilization
to infections. Many of these interactions take place at the glycocalyx—a heavily glycosylated …

Nanoemulsions of a lipophilic vitamin, retinol palmitate (vitamin A; VA), have a therapeutic
effect on corneal damage. The nanoemulsion based on a triblock-type polymer surfactant …

All biological phenomena can be classified as open, dissipative and non-linear. Moreover,
the most typical phenomena are associated with non-linearity, dissipation and openness in …

We use a coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the interaction
between neutral or charged nanoparticles (NPs) and a vesicle consisting of neutral and …

The disk-to-vesicle transition of a fluid membrane with no spontaneous curvature is well
described by the competition between edge line and curvature energies. However, the …

Dynamic lateral transport of lipids, proteins, and self-assembled structures in biomembranes
plays a crucial role in diverse cellular processes. In this study, we perform coarse-grained …

Revealing the ion distributions on a charged lipid membrane in aqueous solution under the
influence of long-range interactions is essential for understanding the origin of the stability of …