The membrane translocation efficiency of cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) has been largely studied, and poly-arginines have been highlighted as particularly active CPPs, especially upon negatively charged membranes. Here ...

The effect of molecular packing on flunitrazepam's ability to interact with bio-membranes was studied using dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine monomolecular layers at the air-water interface as a model membrane. Flunitrazepam ...

It is demonstrated that a compact monolayer of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine<br />adsorbed to a hanging mercury drop electrode can serve as a simple electrochemical<br />model system to study biomembrane penetration ...

We investigated if in complex environments, like those where β-galactosidase activity is usually assayed, the kinetics of hydrolysis against soluble substrates could be modulated through enzyme-surface interactions. Kinetic ...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to relate a case of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) converted to penetrating keratoplasty in which the host central Descemet membrane (DM) with a large perforation was left ...

Cell-penetrating peptides (CPP) are poly-cationic molecules that facilitate the cellular uptake of nano-sized cargoes. Accumulation of the cargoes on the cell surface regulates the cargoes internalization rate and constitutes ...

Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) are molecules that traverse cell membranes and facilitate the cellular uptake of nano-sized cargoes. In this work we characterize the adsorption of amphipathic and purely cationic CPPs on ...

The interaction between nano- or micro-sized particles and cell membranes is of crucial importance in many biological and biomedical applications such as drug and gene delivery to cells and tissues. During their cellular ...

Polybia-MP1 or simply MP1 (IDWKKLLDAAKQIL-NH2) is a peptide with broad-spectrum bactericidal activity and a strong inhibitory effect against cancer cells. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of biophysical ...