Cancer is a leading cause of death in many countries around the world. However, the
efficacy of current standard treatments for a variety of cancers is suboptimal. First, most …

In this review the rupture and permeability of bilayers are considered on the basis of a
mechanism of the formation of microscopic holes as fluctuations in the bilayers. The hole …

The correspondence between the equilibrium phase behavior of oil-water− surfactant
mixtures and the macroemulsion type and stability is examined. Both the phase behavior …

We present the first observations of giant, long-existing, stabilized pores in vesicle
membranes. Using a new experimental technique for studying the electropermeabilization of …

A quantitative fluorescent microscopy system was developed to characterize, in real time,
the effects of supraphysiological temperatures between 37 degrees and 70 degrees C on …

Liposomes have been prepared by the vesicle extrusion method (VETs) from mixtures of
dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC), phosphatidylinositol (PI) and …

Materials and Methods Vesicle Preparation. Large unilamellar vesicles of homogeneous
size were prepared by using the method of fast and controlled dialysis of mixed …

Previous studies indicated that asphaltenes adsorbed as monomers on oil–water interfaces
and the early stage kinetics of the process was controlled by diffusion and hence dependent …

Rupture and buckling of artificial and biological membranes is an important part of many
biological processes. In this review, we present some of the main experimental facts and …

The mass transfer of gas through foam films is a prototype of various industrial and
biological processes. The aim of this paper is to give a perspective and critical overview of …