Publications of the Department

Journal Article

Kvikant, M.; Dax, D.; Toivakka, M.; Filonenko, S.; Xu, C.: Amphiphilic hemicellulose derivatives as stabilizers in oil-in-water emulsions. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 309, Part 4, 143094 (2025)

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Mangiarotti, A.; Sabri, E.; Schmidt, K.; Hoffmann, C.; Milovanovic, D.; Lipowsky, R.; Dimova, R.: Lipid packing and cholesterol content regulate membrane wetting and remodeling by biomolecular condensates. Nature Communications 16, 2756 (2025)

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Tanaka, K.; Rahimzadegan, A.; Arslan, D.; Fitriana, A.; Fasold, S.; Pidgayko, D.; Steinert, M.; Pertsch, T.; Decker, M.; Rockstuhl, C. et al.; Staude, I.: Angle-tolerant circular eigenpolarizations enabled by orientational disorder in dielectric metasurfaces. Advanced Optical Materials 13 (10), 2402898 (2025)

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Wang, J.; Martín-González, J.; Römling, L. J.; Englisch, S.; Mbah, C. F.; Bommineni, P.; Spiecker, E.; Engel, M.; Vogel, N.: Breakdown of magic numbers in spherical confinement. ACS Nano 19 (12), pp. 11702 - 11711 (2025)

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Wang, L.; Gao, Y.; Luo, J.; Xu, W.; Zhang, C.; Yuan, H.; Zhang, Y.; Pang, Y.: High-performance triboelectric nanogenerator based on NH₂-MXene/TiO₂@sodium alginate composite film for self-powered cathodic protection. Chemical Engineering Journal 506, 159837 (2025)

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Yadav, N.; Poveda, A.; Vázquez Mena, Y.; Rosenthal, M.; Ogawa, Y.; Jiménez-Barbero, J.; Delbianco, M.: Controlling glycan folding with ionic functional groups. Journal of the American Chemical Society 147 (18), pp. 15126 - 15135 (2025)

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External

Journal Article

Broniatowski, M.; Wójcik, A.; Stephan, M.; Georgiev, V.; Dimova, R.; Mach, M.; Wydro, P.: Interactions of polychlorinated cyclodiene pesticides with model fungal membranes – Langmuir monolayer and liposome studies. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 702, 134970 (2024)

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Chua, S. T.; Smith, A.; Murthy, S.; Murace, M.; Yang, H.; Schertel, L.; Kühl, M.; Cicuta, P.; Smith, A. G.; Wangpraseurt, D. et al.; Vignolini, S.: Light management by algal aggregates in living photosynthetic hydrogels. PNAS 121 (23), e2316206121 (2024)

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Ding, L.; Blennow, A.; Zhong, Y.: Differential roles of C-3 and C-6 phosphate monoesters in affecting potato starch properties. Grain & oil science and technology 7 (2), pp. 79 - 86 (2024)

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Drabik, D.; Hinc, P.; Stephan, M.; Cavalcanti , R. R.M.; Czogalla, A.; Dimova, R.: Effect of leaflet asymmetry on the stretching elasticity of lipid bilayers with phosphatidic acid. Biophysical Journal 123 (16), pp. 2406 - 2421 (2024)

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Geng, Y.; Honorato, C.; Noh, J.; Lagerwall, J. P.F.: Cholesteric spherical reflectors with tunable color from single-domain cellulose nanocrystal microshells. Advanced Materials 36 (8), 2305251 (2024)

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Groza, R.; Schmidt, K.; Müller, P. M.; Ronchi, P.; Schlack-Leigers, C.; Neu, U.; Puchkov, D.; Dimova, R.; Matthaeus, C.; Taraska, J. et al.; Weikl, T. R.; Ewers, H.: Adhesion energy controls lipid binding-mediated endocytosis. Nature Communications 15, 2767 (2024)

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Kuzin, S.; Stolba, D.; Wu, X.; Syryamina, V. N.; Boulos, S.; Jeschke, G.; Nyström, L.; Yulikov, M.: Quantification of distributions of local proton concentrations in heterogeneous soft matter and non-Anfinsen biomacromolecules. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 15 (21), pp. 5625 - 5632 (2024)

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Leomil, F.; Stephan, M.; Pramanik, S.; Riske, K. A.; Dimova, R.: Bilayer charge asymmetry and oil residues destabilize membranes upon poration. Langmuir 40 (9), pp. 4719 - 4731 (2024)

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Lundquist, C. R.; Rudall, P. J.; Sukri, R. S.; Conejero, M.; Smith, A.; Lopez-Garcia, M.; Vignolini, S.; Metali, F.; Whitney, H. M.: Living jewels: iterative evolution of iridescent blue leaves from helicoidal cell walls. Annals of Botany 134 (1), pp. 131 - 150 (2024)

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Madrid, R. R.M.; Mathews, P. D.; Pramanik, S.; Mangiarotti, A.; Fernandes, R.; Itri, R.; Dimova, R.; Mertins, O.: Hybrid crystalline bioparticles with nanochannels encapsulating acemannan from Aloe vera: structure and interaction with lipid membranes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 673, pp. 373 - 385 (2024)

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Mangiarotti, A.; Aleksanyan, M.; Siri, M.; Sun, T.-W.; Lipowsky, R.; Dimova, R.: Photoswitchable endocytosis of biomolecular condensates in giant vesicles. Advanced Science 11 (23), 2309864 (2024)

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Mangiarotti, A.; Dimova, R.: Biomolecular condensates in contact with membranes. Annual Review of Biophysics 53, pp. 319 - 341 (2024)

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Journal Article

Middleton, R.; Sinnott-Armstrong, M.: Structural color in fruits: biomaterials to inspire physical optics. APL Photonics 9 (8), 081102 (2024)

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Parton, T.; Parker, R. M.; Osbild, S.; Vignolini, S.; Frka-Petesic, B.: Angle-resolved optical spectroscopy of photonic cellulose nanocrystal films reveals the influence of additives on the mechanism of kinetic arrest. Soft Matter 20 (17), pp. 3695 - 3707 (2024)

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Sinnott-Armstrong, M. A.: Mutualisms evolve in correlation across the plant tree of life. New Phytologist 243 (4), pp. 1290 - 1292 (2024)

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Journal Article

Siri, M.; Mangiarotti, A.; Vázquez-Dávila, M.; Bidan, C. M.: Curli amyloid fibers in Escherichia Coli biofilms: the influence of water availability on their structure and functional properties. Macromolecular Bioscience 24 (2), 2300234 (2024)

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Journal Article

Tam, N.; Becker, A.; Mangiarotti, A.; Cipitria, A.; Dimova, R.: Extracellular vesicle mobility in collagen I hydrogels is influenced by matrix-binding integrins. ACS Nano 18 (43), pp. 29585 - 29601 (2024)

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Journal Article

Tam, N.; Schullian, O.; Cipitria, A.; Dimova, R.: Nonspecific membrane-matrix interactions influence diffusivity of lipid vesicles in hydrogels. Biophysical Journal 123 (5), pp. 638 - 650 (2024)

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Wityk, P.; Kosowska, M.; Kwon, J.; Iatsunskyi, I.; Bechelany, M.; Viter, R.; Szczerska, M.: Celebrating biomimicry: bioinspired layers in optical biosensors. Optical and Quantum Electronics 56 (8), 1303 (2024)

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Zhao, Z.; Satarifard, V.; Lipowsky, R.; Dimova, R.: Membrane nanotubes transform into double-membrane sheets at condensate droplets. PNAS 121 (26), e2321579121 (2024)

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Zomer, A.; Ingham, C. J.; von Meijenfeldt, F. A. B.; Escobar Doncel, Á.; van de Kerkhof, G. T.; Hamidjaja, R.; Schouten, S.; Schertel, L.; Müller, K. H.; Catón, L. et al.; Hahnke, R. L.; Bolhuis, H.; Vignolini, S.; Dutilh, B. E.: Structural color in the bacterial domain: the ecogenomics of a 2-dimensional optical phenotype. PNAS 121 (29), e2309757121 (2024)

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External

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Journal Article

Aleksanyan, M.; Grafmüller, A.; Crea, F.; Georgiev, V.; Yandrapalli, N.; Block, S.; Heberle, J.; Dimova, R.: Photomanipulation of minimal synthetic cells: area increase, softening and interleaflet coupling of membrane models doped with azobenzene-lipid photoswitches. Advanced Science 10 (31), 2304336 (2023)

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Bussi, C.; Mangiarotti, A.; Vanhille-Campos, C.; Aylan, B.; Pellegrino, E.; Athanasiadi, N.; Fearns, A.; Rodgers, A.; Franzmann, T. M.; Šarić, A. et al.; Dimova, R.; Gutierrez, M. G.: Stress granules plug and stabilize damaged endolysosomal membranes. Nature 623 (7989), pp. 1062 - 1069 (2023)

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Journal Article

Cavalcanti, R. R.M.; Lira, R. d.; Ewins, E.; Dimova, R.; Riske, K. A.: Efficient liposome fusion to phase-separated giant vesicles. Biophysical Journal 122 (11), pp. 2099 - 2111 (2023)

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Frka-Petesic, B.; Parton, T.; Honorato, C.; Narkevicius, A.; Ballu, K.; Shen, Q.; Lu, Z.; Ogawa, Y.; Haataja, J. S.; Droguet, B. E. et al.; Parker, R. M.; Vignolini, S.: Structural color from cellulose nanocrystals or chitin nanocrystals: self-assembly, optics, and applications. Chemical Reviews 123 (23), pp. 12595 - 12756 (2023)

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Guo, K.; Liang, W.; Wang, S.; Guo, D.; Herburger, K.; Persson, S.; Herburger, K.; Petersen, B. L.; Liu, X.; Blennow, A. et al.; Zhong, Y.: Strategies for starch customization: agricultural modification. Carbohydrate Polymers 321, 121336 (2023)

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Mangiarotti, A.; Siri, M.; Tam, N.; Zhao, Z.; Malacrida, L.; Dimova, R.: Biomolecular condensates modulate membrane lipid packing and hydration. Nature Communications 14, 6081 (2023)

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Journal Article

Sapp, K.; Aleksanyan, M.; Kerr, K.; Dimova, R.; Sodt, A.: Kinetic relaxation of giant vesicles validates diffusional softening in a binary lipid mixture. Physical Review E 107 (5), 054403 (2023)

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Stephan, M. S.; Dunsing, V.; Pramanik, S.; Chiantia, S.; Barbirz, S.; Robinson, T.; Dimova, R.: Biomimetic asymmetric bacterial membranes incorporating lipopolysaccharides. Biophysical Journal 122 (11), pp. 2147 - 2161 (2023)

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Tian, Y.; Wang, Y.; Herburger, K.; Petersen, B. L.; Cui, Y.; Blennow, A.; Liu, X.; Zhong, Y.: High-pressure pasting performance and multilevel structures of short-term microwave-treated high-amylose maize starch. Carbohydrate Polymers 322, 121366 (2023)

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Book Chapter (1)

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Book Chapter

Mangiarotti, A.; Dimova, R.: The spectral phasor approach to resolving membrane order with environmentally sensitive dyes. In: Methods in Enzymology, Vol. 700, pp. 105 - 126 (Eds. Baumgart, T.; Deserno, M.). Academic Press (2024)

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Thesis - PhD (2)

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Thesis - PhD

Aleksanyan, M.: Photomanipulation of membrane properties, shape and transport. Dissertation, Freie Universität, Berlin (2024)

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Thesis - PhD

Tam, N.: Jellied vesicles: probing the interactions between vesicles and the extracellular matrix environment. Dissertation, Universität, Potsdam (2024)

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Thesis - Master (1)

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Thesis - Master

Ruotolo, M.: Chiral plasmonic nanoshells via chitin nanocrystals templating. Master, Politecnico, Torino (2025)

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Working Paper (5)

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Working Paper

Escobar Doncel, Á.; Patinios, C.; Campos, A.; Walter Costa, M. B.; Turkina, M. V.; Murace, M.; Staals, R. H. J.; Vignolini, S.; Dutilh, B. E.; Ingham, C.: Deletion of the moeA gene in Flavobacterium IR1 drives structural color shift from green to blue and alters polysaccharide metabolism. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2025.01.13.632688 (2025)

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Working Paper

Sabri, E.; Mangiarotti, A.; Dimova, R.: Fluorescence-based mapping of dielectric permittivity of condensates and their environment. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2025.03.09.642144 (2025)

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Working Paper

Warnes, D.; Lim, J. H.; Parker, R. M.; Frka-Petesic, B.; Freshwater, R.; Honorato, C.; Ogawa, Y.; Giorio, C.; Vignolini, S.: Tuning the morphology of aerosolised cellulose nanocrystals via controlled aggregation. arXiv: Condensed Matter-Materials Science (2025)

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Working Paper

Ballu, K.; Lim, J.-H.; Parton, T.; Parker, R. M.; Frka-Petesic, B.; Lapkin, A. A.; Ogawa, Y.; Vignolini, S.: Directed aggregation of cellulose nanocrystals to enhance chiral twist. arxiv Condensed Matter: soft condensed matter (2024)

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Working Paper

Tam, N.; Dimova, R.; Cipitria, A.: Breast cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles accelerate collagen fibrillogenesis and integrate into the matrix. bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology, 2024.08.08.607183 (2024)

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External

Report (1)

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Report

Dimova, R.: How membranes influence intracellular phase separation (Nature Chemistry, 16). (2024)

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Editorial (1)

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Editorial

Negro, L. D.; Cao, H.; Filoche, M.; Schulz, S. A.; Vignolini, S.; Wiersma, D. S.: Beyond order: random, aperiodic, and hyperuniform photonic materials: introduction to the special issue. Optical materials express 14 (5), pp. 1293 - 1294 (2024)

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