[PDF] Top 20 From biological membranes to biomimetic model membranes

... According to the method of preparation, different types of bilayer structures can be obtained (Gregoriadis, 1991; Mui et ...rise to the formation of large unilamellar vesicles (LUV) while small unilamellar ... See full document

... was to determine whether eupafolin and hispidulin, lavones extracted from Eupatorium littorale Cabrera, Asteraceae, have the ability to change properties of biological membranes and ... See full document

... with model phospholipid membranes often identify concentration thresholds upon which the peptide behavior becomes disruptive [4–10]–tipically through pore formation or membrane ...between biological ... See full document

... membrane model systems, such as Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), is a good approach to study in detail a limited number of molecular interactions, to determine, amongst the overwhelming complexity ... See full document

... and membranes are ...Inspired from these biological facts, we define a model of systems of mobile membranes in which each membrane and each object has a timer representing their ... See full document

... obtained from the chitin partial deacetylation reaction [4], a constituent of crustaceous and insect exoskeleton, as well as the cell walls of some bacteria and fungi, and is considered the most abundant ... See full document

... due to various diseases or fractures may need clinical ...emerged from the need to extinguish these clinical ...system to allow controlled release of biomolecules was conducted through the ... See full document

... Due to their antioxidant properties the use of these polyphenols is also popular in several industry branches, which results in high sale values for this group of ...polyphenols from biological ... See full document

... chitosan membranes studied were obtained by solvent casting technique as described previously ...order to neutralize the acetic acid, the dried membranes were immersed in ...water to remove ... See full document

... prone to physical and chemical degradation during storage; lyophilization, a drying method that consists of freezing and drying steps, is known to promote minimal changes in structure and biological ... See full document

... the membranes result from a myriad of minor membranes initially filling the whole chamber, made of nanofibres evenly oriented within each membrane and slightly rotated with respect to those of ... See full document

... across biological membranes facilitates the transport of nutrients for living organisms and maintains the fluid and osmotic pressures in biological ...across membranes is crucial for studying ... See full document

... plasma membranes is important for understanding membrane ...asymmetry to attain its important functional ...proach to numerous data obtained with simplified biomembrane ana- logs – lipid and ... See full document

... systems, which is important in pathological states of cells or subcellular organelles such as mitochondria. This problem is addressed in the present study through the analysis of the membrane stretching properties. ... See full document

... help to understand the precise molecular mechanism behind herpesvirus-host cell membrane ...ability to significantly destabilize the target membrane bilayer, notwithstanding their low bilayer penetration ... See full document

... known to participate in several physiological and pathological ...utilized to demonstrate its importance. The aim of this study was to establish an angiogenesis model using two ... See full document

... adipose membranes were found richer in SFA independently of their genetic background or ...able to correlate a decrease in membrane fluidity and the concomitant decrease on permeability to water and ... See full document

... a model for fluid secretion in posterior midgut of most ...a model incorporating molecular fea- tures and discussion on this subject relies on mor- phological ...attached to their cytoplasmic side ... See full document

... A laboratory-made pressure cell was used for testing the permeability of the salt solutions. The cross-flow filtration mode was used and salt rejection measurements were done based on conductivity data by using a Eutech ... See full document

... distributed to the two daughter cells upon cell division ...due to their intrinsic properties and serve as important tools in molecular biology studies [1], for instance, they have been used as vectors for ... See full document