Reviews and Perspectives on Biomembranes


  • R. Lipowsky, S. Pramanik, A. S. Benk, M. Tarnawski, J. P. Spatz, and R. Dimova
    Elucidating the Morphology of the Endoplasmic Reticulum: Puzzles and Perspectives.
    ACS Nano 17, 11957-11968 (2023).

  • R. Lipowsky, R. Ghosh, V. Satarifard, A. Sreekumari, M. Zamaletdinov, B. Różycki, M. Miettinen, and A. Grafmüller
    Leaflet tensions control the spatio-temporal remodeling of lipid bilayers and nanovesicles.
    Biomolecules 13, 926 (2023).

  • R. Lipowsky
    Remodeling of Biomembranes and Vesicles by Adhesion of Condensate Droplets.
    Membranes 13, 223 (2023).

  • R. Lipowsky
    Multispherical shapes of vesicles highlight the curvature elasticity of biomembranes.
    Adv. Colloid Interface Sci. 301, 102613 (2022).

  • R. Lipowsky
    Remodeling of Membrane Shape and Topology by Curvature Elasticity and Membrane Tension.
    Adv. Biology 6, 2101020} (2022).

  • R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova
    Introduction to remodeling of biomembranes.
    Soft Matter 17, 214-221 (2021).

  • R. Lipowsky
    Understanding giant vesicles: A theoretical perspective.
    In "The Giant Vesicle Book", ed. by R. Dimova and C. Marques
    (Taylor & Francis, 2020) Chapter 5, p. 73-168.

  • R. Lipowsky
    Understanding and controlling the morphological complexity of biomembranes.
    In "Multiresponsive Behavior of Biomembranes and Giant Vesicles",
    Volume 30 of Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly
    (Academic press, 2019) Chapter 3, p. 105-155.

  • R. Lipowsky
    Understanding Membranes and Vesicles: A Personal Recollection of the Last Two Decades.
    In "Physics of Biological Membranes", ed. by P. Bassereau and P. Sens
    (Springer Nature, 2018) , p. 1-44.

  • Main Research Areas and Selected Publications up to 2018