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Michihiro Nagao, Elizabeth Kelley, Antonio Faraone, Makina Saito, Yoshitaka Yoda, Masayuki Kurokuzu, Shinichi Takata, Makoto Seto, Paul Butler
Membrane viscosity is a fundamental property that controls molecular transport and structural rearrangements in lipid membranes. Given its importance in many
Biological membranes are composed of complex mixtures of lipids and proteins that influence each other's structure and function. The biological activities of
Elizabeth Kelley, Michihiro Nagao, Paul Butler, Lionel Porcar, Bela Farago
Like many soft materials, lipids undergo a melting transition associated with a significant increase in their dynamics. At temperatures below the main melting
Elizabeth Kelley, Paul Butler, Rana Ashkar, Robert Bradbury, Michihiro Nagao
The elastic and viscous properties of biological membranes play a vital role in controlling cell functions that require local reorganization of the membrane
The relationship between the membrane bending modulus (k) and compressibility modulus (KA) depends on the extent of coupling between the two monolayers