Self-assembly of various building blocks has been considered as a powerful approach to
generate novel materials with tailorable structures and optimal properties. Understanding …

Archaea constitute one of the three fundamental domains of life. Archaea possess unique
lipids in their cell membranes which distinguish them from bacteria and eukaryotes. This …

Understanding physicochemical interactions and mechanisms related to the cell
membranes of lives under extreme conditions is of essential importance but remains …

Archaeal bipolar tetraether lipids (BTLs) are among the most unusual lipids occurring in
nature because of their presumed ability to span the entire membrane to form a monolayer …

We report the effect of tail-tethering on vesiculation and complete unbinding of bilayered
membranes. Amphiphilic molecules of a bolalipid, resembling the tail-tethered molecular …

Entropy, as one of the key parameters defining thermodynamic systems, is extensively
explored in various scientific fields covering physics, chemistry, biology, etc. Particularly …

Thermoacidophilic archaea are able to survive in low pH environments by maintaining large
proton gradients across their cell membranes. The unique structure of the unipolar and …

Across the tree of life, distinct designs of cellular membranes have evolved that are both
stable and flexible. In bacteria and eukaryotes this trade-off is accomplished by single …

A major challenge in liposomal research is to minimize the leakage of encapsulated cargo
from either uncontrolled passive permeability across the liposomal membrane or upon …

Archaeal glycerol dibiphytanyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGT) are some of the most unusual
membrane lipids identified in nature. These amphiphiles are the major constituents of the …