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2024



Submitted: Effect of leaflet asymmetry on the stretching elasticity of lipid bilayers with phosphatidic acid, D, Drabik, P. Hinc, M. Stephan, R.R.M. Cavalcanti, A. Czogalla and R. Dimova

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Submitted: Photoswitchable endocytosis of biomolecular condensates in giant vesicles, A. Mangiarotti, M. Aleksanyan, M. Siri, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova

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Submitted: Non-lignolytic fungi in bioremediation of cyclodiene pesticide polluted soils. Modeling the pesticide-fungal membrane interactions, M. Broniatowski, A. Wójcik, M. Stephan, V.N. Georgiev, D. Dimova, M. Mach, P. Wydro


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Adhesion energy controls lipid binding-mediated endocytosis, R. Groza, K.V. Schmidt, P.M. Müller, P. Ronchi, C. Schlack-Leigers, U. Neu, D. Puchkov, R. Dimova, C. Matthäus, J. Taraska, T.R. Weikl and H. Ewers, Nature Comm. (2024) accepted

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Non-specific membrane-matrix interactions influence diffusivity of lipid vesicles in hydrogel environments, N. Tam, O. Schullian, A. Cipitria and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 123 (2024)  in press DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2024.02.005

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Review: Biomolecular condensates in contact with membranes, A. Mangiarotti and R. Dimova, Annu. Rev. Biophys. (2024)  in press



DOI:10.1146/annurev-biophys-030722-121518

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Book chapter: The spectral phasor approach to resolving membrane order with environmentally sensitive dyes, A. Mangiarotti and R. Dimova, in Methods in Enzymology Eds. T. Baumgart & M. Deserno  (2024)  in press DOI:10.1016/bs.mie.2024.01.024

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Bilayer charge asymmetry and oil residues  destabilizes membranes upon poration, F.S.C. Leomil, M. Stephan, S. Pramanik, K.A. Riske and R. Dimova, Langmuir (2024) in press


DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03370


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How membranes influence intracellular phase separation. R. Dimova, News & Views in Nature Chem. 16, 10–11 (2024)


DOI:10.1038/s41557-023-01407-7

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Stress granules plug and stabilize damaged endolysosomal membranes. C. Bussi, A. Mangiarotti, C. Vanhille-Campos, B. Aylan, E. Pellegrino, N. Athanasiadi, A. Fearns, A. Rodgers, T.M. Franzmann, A. Šarić, R. Dimova and M.G. Gutierrez, Nature 623, 1062–1069 (2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06726-w


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


DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41709-5


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


DOI: 10.1002/advs.202304336


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ACS Editors’ Choice: Elucidating the morphology of the endoplasmic reticulum: puzzles and perspectives, R. Lipowsky, S. Pramanik, A.S. Benk, M. Tarnawski, J.P. Spatz and R. Dimova, ACS Nano 17, 11957–11968 (2023)


DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01338

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Wetting and complex remodeling of membranes by biomolecular condensates, A. Mangiarotti, N. Chen, Z. Zhao, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Nature Comm 14, 2809 (2023)


DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37955-2


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Tunable biomimetic bacterial membranes from binary and ternary lipid mixtures and their application in antimicrobial testing, E. Krok, M. Stephan, R. Dimova and L. Piatkowski, Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Biomembranes 1865, 184194 (2023)


DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2023.184194


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Kinetic relaxation of giant vesicles validates diffusional softening in a binary lipid mixture, K. Sapp, M. Aleksanyan, K. Kerr, R. Dimova and A. Sodt, Phys. Rev. E 107, 054403 (2023) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.107.054403

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Step-wise remodelling and subcompartment formation of individual vesicles by three ESCRT-III proteins, Y. Avalos-Padilla, V.N. Georgiev, E. Ewins, T. Robinson, E. Orozco, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, iScience 26, 105765 (2023)


DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105765


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Biomimetic asymmetric bacterial membranes incorporating lipopolysaccharide, M. Stephan, V. Dunsing, S. Pramanik, S. Chiantia, S. Barbirz, T. Robinson and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 122, 2147-2161 (2023)


DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.12.017


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Efficient liposome fusion to phase-separated membranes dissolves gel domains in giant vesicles, R.R.M. Cavalcanti, R.B. Lira, E.J. Ewins, R. Dimova and K.A. Riske, Biophys. J. 122, 2099-2111 (2023)


DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.12.008


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Review: Curvature in biological systems: its quantification, emergence and implications across the scales, B. Schamberger, A. Roschger, R. Ziege, K. Anselme, M. Ben Amar, M. Bykowski, A.P.G. Castro, A. Cipitria, R. Coles, R. Dimova, M. Eder, S. Ehrig L.M. Escudero, M.E. Evans, P.R. Fernandes, P. Fratzl, L. Geris, N. Gierlinger, E. Hannezo, A. Iglič, J.J.K. Kirkensgaard, P. Kollmannsberger, Ł. Kowalewska, N.A. Kurniawan, I. Papantoniou, L. Pieuchot, T.H.V. Pires, L. Renner, A. Sageman-Furnas, G.E. Schröder-Turk, A. Sengupta, V.R. Sharma, A. Tagua, C. Tomba, X. Trepat, S.L. Waters, E. Yeo, C.M. Bidan and J.W.C Dunlop, J.W.C., Adv. Mater. 35, 2206110 (2023)

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206110

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Assessing membrane material properties from the response of giant unilamellar vesicles to electric fields, M. Aleksanyan, H.A. Faizi, M.-A. Kirmpaki, P.M. Vlahovska, K.A. Riske and R. Dimova, Adv. Phys.: X, 8, 2125342 (2023)  


DOI: 10.1080/23746149.2022.2125342

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Zwitterionic dendrimersomes: a closer xenobiotic mimic of cell membranes, A. Joseph, A.M. Wagner, M. Garay-Sarmiento, M. Aleksanyan, T. Haraszti, D. Söder, V.N. Georgiev, R. Dimova, V. Percec and c. Rodriguez-Emmenegger, Adv. Mater. 34,

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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206288

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Membrane lipid organization and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function: a necessary physiological relationship, C. Fabiani, V.N. Georgiev, A. Peñalva, L. Sigaut, L. Pietrasanta, J. Corradi, R. Dimova and S. Antollini, Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 730, 109413 (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2022.109413

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ACS Editors’ Choice: Bending rigidity, capacitance and shear viscosity of giant vesicle membranes prepared by spontaneous swelling, electroformation, gel–assisted and phase transfer methods: a comparative study, H.A. Faizi, A. Tsui, R. Dimova and P.M. Vlahovska, Langmuir, 38, 10548–10557 (2022)


DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c01402


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Effects of solution conductivity on macropore size dynamics in electroporated lipid vesicle membranes, E. Sabri, M. Aleksanyan, C. Brosseau and R. Dimova, Bioelectrochemistry 147, 108222 (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2022.108222

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Binding of His-tagged fluorophores to lipid bilayers and giant vesicles, S. Pramanik, J. Steinkühler, R. Dimova, J, Spatz and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter 18, 6372-6383 (2022) DOI: 10.1039/D2SM00915C

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GM1 asymmetry in the membrane stabilizes pores, M. Aleksanyan, R. Lira, J. Steinkühler, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 121, 3295-3302 (2022) DOI: 0.1016/j.bpj.2022.06.011

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Characterization of DAG binding to TRPC channels by target-dependent cis-trans isomerization of OptoDArG, H. Erkan-Candag, D. Krivic, M. Gsell, M. Aleksanyan, T. Stockner, R. Dimova, O. Tiapko and K. Groschner, Biomolecules, 12, 799 (2022) DOI: 10.3390/biom12060799

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Interactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their nitro derivatives with bilayer and monolayer models of fungal membranes, A. Wójcik, M. Stephan, W. Ryczek, K. Olechowska, P. Wydro,  R. Dimova and M. Broniatowski, J. Mol. Liq. 360, 119591 (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119591

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Increased efficiency of charge-mediated fusion in polymer/lipid hybrid membranes, N. Marušič, J. Rauchhaus, Z. Zhao, L. Otrin, R. Dimova, I. Ivanov and K. Sundmacher, Proc. Natl Acad. Sci U.S.A. 119, e2122468119 (2022) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2122468119

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A vesicle microrheometer for high-throughput viscosity measurements of lipid and polymer membranes, H.A. Faizi, R. Dimova, P.M. Vlahovska, Biophys. J. 121, 910-918 (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.02.015

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Integrin αIIbβ3 Activation and -Clustering in Minimal Synthetic Cells, L.T. Benk, A.S. Benk, R.B. Lira, El.A. Cavalcanti-Adam, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky, B. Geiger and J.P. Spatz, Adv. NanoBiomed. Res.I 2, 2100094 (2022) DOI: 10.1002/anbr.202100094

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Controlled adhesion, membrane pinning and vesicle transport by Janus particles, E.J. Ewins, K. Han, B. Bharti, T. Robinson, O.D. Velev and R. Dimova, ChemComm 58, 3055-3058 (2022)


DOI: 10.1039/D1CC07026F

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Femtoliter injection of ESCRT-III proteins into adhered giant unilamellar vesicles, V.N. Georgiev, Y. Avalos-Padilla, X. Fernandes-Busquets and R. Dimova, Bio-Protocol 12, e4328 (2022) DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.4328





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Magainin 2 and PGLa in Bacterial Membrane Mimics III: Membrane Fusion and Disruption, I. Kabelka, V. Georgiev L. Marx, P. Pajtinka, K. Lohner, G. Pabst, R. Dimova and R. Vácha, Biophys. J. 121, 852–861 (2022) DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.12.035

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Fusion-induced growth of biomimetic polymersomes: behavor of poly(dimethylsiloxane)-poly(ethylene oxide) vesicles in saline solutions under high agitation, N. Marušič, Z. Zhao, L. Otrin, R. Dimova, I. Ivanov and K. Sundmacher, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 42, 2100712 (2022) DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100712

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Super-resolution imaging of highly curved membrane structures in giant vesicles encapsulating molecular condensates, Z. Zhao, R. Debjit, J. Steinkühler,  T. Robinson, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Mater. 34, 2106633 (2022)

DOI: 10.1002/adma.202106633


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PoET: automated approach for measuring pore edge tension in giant unilamellar vesicles, F.S.C. Leomil, M. Zocoler, R. Dimova and K.A. Riske, Bioinformatics Advances vol. 1, vbab037 (2021)


DOI: 10.1093/bioadv/vbab037


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Super-elasticity of plasma- and synthetic membranes resulting from coupling of membrane asymmetry, curvature and lipid sorting,  J. Steinkühler,  T. Bhatia, Z. Zhao, F.S.C. Leomil, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 8, 2102109 (2021)


DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102109


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Electromechanical characterization of biomimetic membranes using electrodeformation of vesicles, H.A. Faizi, R. Dimova and, P.M. Vlahovska, Electrophoresis, 42, 2027-2032 (2021) DOI: 10.1002/elps.202100091

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En route to dynamic life processes by SNARE-mediated fusion of polymer and hybrid membranes, L. Otrin, A. Witkowska, N. Marušič, Z. Zhao, R.B. Lira, F.L. Kyrilis, F. Hamdi, I. Ivanov, R. Lipowsky, P.L. Kastritis, R. Dimova, K. Sundmacher, R. Jahn, T. Vidaković-Koch, Nature Commun. 12, 4972 (2021) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25294-z

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ESCRT-III induces phase separation in model membranes prior to budding and causes invagination of the liquid-ordered phase, Y. Avalos-Padilla, V.N. Georgiev and R. Dimova Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Biomembranes, 1863, 183689 (2021)


DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183689

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A needless but interesting controversy, J.F. Nagle, E.A. Evans, P. Bassereau, T. Baumgart, S. Tristram-Nagle and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 118, e2025011118 (2021) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2025011118

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The ESCRT-III machinery participates in the production of extracellular vesicles during Plasmodium falciparum infection, Y. Avalos-Padilla, V.N. Georgiev, E. Lantero, S. Pujals, R. Verhoef, L.N. Borgheti-Cardoso, L. Albertazzi, R. Dimova and X. Fernàndez-Busquets, PLOS Pathogens, 17, e1009455 (2021)


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Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 blocks fusion of diverse enveloped viruses by altering mechanical properties of cell membrane, X. Guo, J. Steinkühler, M. Marin, X. Li, W. Lu, R. Dimova and G.B. Melikyan, ACS Nano, 15, 8155−8170 (2021)


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Introduction to remodeling of biomembranes, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 17, 214-221 (2021) DOI: 10.1039/d0sm90234a

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To close or to collapse: the role of charges on membrane stability upon pore formation, R.B. Lira, F.S.C. Leomil, R.J. Melo, K.A Riske and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci., 8, 2004068 (2021)

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Spatiotemporal measurement of osmotic pressures by FRET imaging, W. Zhang, L. Bertinetti, K.G. Blank, R. Dimova, C. Gao, E. Schneck and P. Fratzl, Angew. Chem., 60, 6488 –6495 (2021)

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Resolving the mechanisms of soy glycinin self-coacervation and hollow-condensate formation, N. Chen, Z. Zhao, Y. Wang and R. Dimova, ACS Macro Lett. 9, 1844−1852 (2020)

DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00709

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Editor’s choice: Selective partitioning of (biomacro)molecules in the crowded environment of double hydrophilic block copolymers, R.B. Lira, J. Willersinn, B.V.K.J. Schmidt and R. Dimova, Macromolecules, 53, 10179−10188 (2020) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01839

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Fluctuation spectroscopy of giant unilamellar vesicles using confocal and phase contrast microscopy, H.A. Faizi, C.J. Reeves, V.N. Georgiev, P.M. Vlahovska and R. Dimova, Soft Matter 16, 8996-9001 (2020)

DOI: 10.1039/D0SM00943A

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Membrane permeability to water measured by microfluidic trapping of giant vesicles, T. Bhatia, T. Robinson and R. Dimova, Soft Matter 16, 7359-7369 (2020)

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The mechanical tension of biomembranes can be measured by super resolution (STED) microscopy of force-induced nanotubes, D. Roy, J. Steinkühler, Z. Zhao, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Nano Lett. 20, 3185–3191 (2020)

DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.9b05232

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Constructing artificial respiratory chain in polymer compartments: insights into the interplay between bo3 oxidase and the membrane, N. Marušič, L. Otrin, Z. Zhao, R.B. Lira, F.L. Kyrilis, F. Hamdi, P.L. Kastritis, T. Vidaković-Koch, I. Ivanov, K. Sundmacher and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117, 15006–15017 (2020)

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1919306117

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Aggregation and crosslinking of poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)-b-pullulan double hydrophilic block copolymers, A. Plucinski, J. Willersinn, R.B. Lira, R. Dimova and B.V.K.J. Schmidt, Macromol. Chem. Phys. 221, 2000053 (2020)


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Controlled division of cell-sized vesicles by low densities of membrane-bound proteins, J. Steinkühler, R.L. Knorr, Z. Zhao, T. Bhatia, S.M. Bartelt, S. Wegner, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Nature Commun. 11, 905 (2020)

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-14696-0

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Reversible pH responsive coacervate formation in lipid vesicles activates dormant enzymatic reactions, C. Love, J. Steinküler, D.T. Gonzales, N. Yandrapalli, T. Robinson, R. Dimova and T-Y.D. Tang, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 2–9 (2020)

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914893


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Simple sugars shape giant vesicles into multispheres with many membrane necks, T. Bhatia, S. Christ, J. Steinkühler, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter 16, 1246-1258 (2020)   

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2019



Book chapter: Fusion assays for model membranes: a critical review, R.B. Lira and R. Dimova, in Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly, Lipowsky, R., Ed. Academic Press:  Vol. 30, pp 229-270 (2019) DOI: 10.1016/bs.abl.2019.09.003  

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Optimization of the inverted emulsion method for high-yield production of biomimetic giant unilamellar vesicles, A. Moga, N. Yandrapalli, R. Dimova and T. Robinson, ChemBioChem 20, 2674–2682 (2019) DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900529



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Mechanical properties of plasma membrane vesicles correlate with lipid order, viscosity and cell density, J. Steinkühler, E. Sezgin, I. Urbančič, C. Eggeling and R. Dimova, Commun. Biol. 2, 337 (2019) DOI: 10.1038/s42003-019-0583-3

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Book chapter: Giant vesicles: A biomimetic tool for assessing membrane material properties and interactions, J. Steinkühler and R. Dimova,  In Mu-Ping Nieh, Frederick A. Heberle, John Katsaras (Eds.), Characterization of Biological Membranes: Structure and Dynamics (pp. 415–440). Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter. DOI: 10.1515/9783110544657-013

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Light controls cell to cell adhesion and communication in minimal synthetic cells, T. Chakraborty, S.M. Bartelt, J. Steinkühler, R. Dimova and S.V. Wegner, Chem. Commun. 55, 9448-9451 (2019) DOI: 10.1039/C9CC04768A

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Bending rigidity of charged lipid bilayer membranes, H. Faizi, S. Frey, J. Steinkühler, R. Dimova and P. Vlahovska, Soft Matter 15, 6006-6013 (2019), DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00772e

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Behavior of the DPH Fluorescence Probe in Membranes Perturbed by Drugs, C. Poojari, N. Wilkosz, R.B. Lira, R. Dimova, P. Jurkiewicz, M. Kepczynski and T. Róg, Chem. Phys. Lipids 223, 104784 (2019) DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2019.104784

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Compartments for synthetic cells: osmotically assisted separation of oil from double emulsions in microfluidic chip, D. Krafft, S.L. Castellanos, Rafael B. Lira, R. Dimova, I. Ivanov and K. Sundmacher, ChemBioChem 20, 2604-2608 (2019)  DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201900152

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Interaction of SNARE mimetic peptides with lipid bilayers: effects of secondary structure, bilayer composition and lipid anchoring, S. Wagle, V.N. Georgiev, T. Robinson, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky and A. Grafmüller, Sci. Rep. 9, 7708 (2019) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43418-w

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Giant vesicles encapsulating aqueous two-phase systems: from phase diagram to membrane shape transformations, Y. Liu, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Front. Chem. 7, 213 (2019) DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00213

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Review: Giant vesicles and their use in assays for assessing membrane phase state, curvature, mechanics and electrical properties, R. Dimova, Annu. Rev. Biophys. 48, 93-119 (2019) DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-052118-115342

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Directed growth of biomimetic microcompartments, I. Ivanov, R.B. Lira, T-Y.D. Tang, T. Franzmann, A. Klosin, L.C. da Silva, A. Hyman, K. Landfester, R. Lipowsky, K. Sundmacher and R. Dimova, Adv. Biosys. 3, 1800314 (2019) DOI: 10.1002/adbi.201800314




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Highly efficient protein-free membrane fusion: a giant vesicle study, R.B. Lira, T. Robinson, R. Dimova and K.A. Riske, Biophys. J. 116, 79-91 (2019), DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2018.11.3128



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Poly(ionic liquid) nanoparticles selectively disrupt biomembranes, E. Ewins, R.B. Lira, W. Zhang, J. Yuan, M. Antonietti, T. Robinson and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 6, 1801602 (2019) DOI: 10.1002/advs.201801602






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Membrane fluctuations and acidosis regulate cooperative binding of “Marker of Self” CD47 to macrophage receptor SIRPA, J. Steinkühler, B. Różycki, C. Alvey, R. Lipowsky, T.R. Weikl, R. Dimova and D.E. Discher, J. Cell Sci. 132, jcs216770 (2019) DOI: 10.1242/jcs.216770

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Asymmetric ionic conditions generate large membrane curvatures, M. Karimi, J. Steinkühler, D. Roy, R. Dasgupta, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Nano Lett. 18, 7816−7821 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03584


 

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Spatial relationship and functional relevance of three lipid domain populations at the erythrocyte surface, L. Conrard, A. Stommen, J. Steinkühler, R. Dimova, H. Pollet and D. Tyteca, Cell. Physiol. Biochem. 51, 1544-1565 (2018) DOI: 10.1159/000495645

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Light-guided motility of a minimal synthetic cell, S.M. Bartelt, J. Steinkühler, R. Dimova and S.V. Wegner, Nano Lett. 18, 7268−7274 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b03469

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Review: Liposomes and polymersomes: a comparative review towards cells mimicking, E. Rideau, R. Dimova, P. Schwille, F. Wurm, K. Landfester, Chem. Soc. Rev.,47, 8572-8610 (2018) DOI: 10.1039/C8CS00162F



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Charged giant unilamellar vesicles prepared by electroformation exhibit nanotubes and transbilayer lipid asymmetry, J. Steinkühler, P. De Tillieux, R.L. Knorr, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Sci. Rep. 8, 11838 (2018) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-30286-z


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Micron-sized domains in quasi single-component giant vesicles, R.L. Knorr, J. Steinkühler and R. Dimova, Biochim. Biophys. Acta - Biomembr. 1860, 1957-1964 (2018) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2018.06.015





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The glycolipid GM1 reshapes asymmetric biomembranes and giant vesicles by curvature generation, R. Dasgupta, M. Miettinen, N. Fricke, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 115, 5756-5761 (2018). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1722320115









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Area Increase and Budding in Giant Vesicles Triggered by Light: Behind the Scene, V. N. Georgiev, A. Grafmüller, D. Bléger, S. Hecht, S. Kunstmann, S. Barbirz, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 5, 1800432 (2018) DOI: 10.1002/advs.201800432


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The 2018 Biomembrane Curvature and Remodeling Roadmap, P. Bassereau, R. Jin, T. Baumgart, M. Deserno, R. Dimova, V.A. Frolov, P.V. Bashkirov, H. Grubmüller, R. Jahn, H.J. Risselada, L. Johannes, M.M. Kozlov, R. Lipowsky, T.J. Pucadyil, W.F. Zeno, J.C. Stachowiak, D. Stamou, A. Breuer, L. Lauritsen, C. Simon, C. Sykes, G.A. Voth, T.R. Weikl, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 51, 343001 (2018). DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/aacb98


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Sucrose solutions alter the electric capacitance and dielectric permittivity of lipid bilayers, V. Vitkova, D. Mitkova, K. Antonova, G. Popkirov and R. Dimova, Colloid Surf. A-Physicochem. Eng. 557, 51-57 (2018), DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.05.011

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MaxSynBio: avenues towards creating cells bottom-up, P. Schwille, J. Spatz, K. Landfester, E. Bodenschatz, S. Herminghaus, V. Sourjik, T. Erb, P. Bastiaens, R. Lipowsky, A. Hyman, P. Dabrock, J.-C. Baret, T. Vidakovic-Koch, P. Bieling, R. Dimova, H. Mutschler, T. Robinson, T.-Y. D. Tang, S. Wegner, K. Sundmacher, Angew. Chem. 57, 13382–13392 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/ange.201802288





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Membrane Nanotubes Increase the  Robustness of Giant Vesicles, T. Bhatia, J. Agudo-Canalejo, R. Dimova, and R. Lipowsky, ACS Nano 12, 4478–4485 (2018) DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.8b00640

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The conserved ESCRT III machinery participates in the phagocytosis of Entamoeba histolytica, Y. Avalos-Padilla, R. Knorr, R. Javier-Reyna, G. García-Rivera, R. Lipowsky, R. Dimova and  E. Orozco, Front. Cell. Infect. Microbiol. 8, 53 (2018) DOI:10.3389/fcimb.2018.00053

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Dynamic blue light-switchable protein patterns on giant unilamellar vesicles, S.M. Bartelt, E. Chervyachkova, J. Steinkühler, J. Ricken, R. Wieneke, R. Tampé, R. Dimova and S. V. Wegner, ChemComm 54, 948-951 (2018) DOI: 10.1039/C7CC08758F

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Sequential bottom-up assembly of mechanically stabilized synthetic cells by microfluidics, M. Weiss, J.P. Frohnmayer, L.T. Benk, B. Haller, J.-W. Janiesch, T. Heitkamp, M. Börsch, R.B. Lira, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky, E. Bodenschatz, J.-C. Baret, T. Vidakovic-Koch, K. Sundmacher, I. Platzman, and J. P. Spatz, Nature Materials 17, 89-96 (2018) DOI: 10.1038/nmat5005

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Fusion and scission of membranes: ubiquitous topological transformations in cells, R.L. Knorr, N. Mizushima and R. Dimova, Traffic 18, 758–761 (2017) DOI: 10.1111/tra.12509





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Phase behavior of charged vesicles under symmetric and asymmetric solution conditions monitored with fluorescence microscopy, B. Kubsch, T. Robinson, J. Steinkühler and R. Dimova, JoVE 128, e56034 (2017) DOI:10.3791/56034

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Copper ATPase CopA from Escherichia coli: Quantitative Correlation between ATPase Activity and Vectorial Copper Transport, C.J.K. Wijekoon, S.R. Udagedara, R.L. Knorr, R. Dimova, A.G. Wedd and Z. Xiao, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 139, 4266−4269 (2017) DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12921





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Review: Giant vesicles exposed to aqueous two-phase systems: Membrane wetting, budding processes, and spontaneous tubulation, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 4, 1600451 (2017) DOI: 10.1002/admi.201600451


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GM1 softens POPC membranes and induces the formation of micron-sized domains, N. Fricke and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 111, 1935–1945 (2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.09.028

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Book chapter:  Electrodeformation, Electroporation, and Electrofusion of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles, R. Dimova and K. Riske, in Handbook on Electroporation, edited by D. Miclavcic, Springer International Publishing, Cham. 1-18 (2016), ISBN: 978-3-319-26779-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-26779-1_199-1

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Modulating vesicle adhesion by electric fields, J. Steinkühler, J. Agudo-Canalejo, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 111, 1454–1464 (2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2016.08.029

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Solution Asymmetry and Salt Expand Fluid-Fluid Coexistence Regions in Charged Membranes, B. Kubsch, T. Robinson, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 110, 2581–2584 (2016) DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2016.05.028

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Posing for a picture: vesicle immobilization in agarose gel, R.B. Lira, J. Steinkühler, R.L. Knorr, R. Dimova, and K.A. Riske, Sci. Rep. 6, 25254 (2016) DOI: 10.1038/srep25254









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Molar Mass Fractionation in Aqueous Two-Phase Polymer Solutions of Dextran and Poly(ethylene glycol), Z. Zhao, Q. Lia, X. Jia, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky, and Y. Liu, J. Chromatogr. A  1452, 107–115 (2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2016.04.075

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Patterns of flexible nanotubes formed by liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered membranes, Y. Liu, J. Agudo-Canalejo, A. Grafmueller, R. Dimova, and R. Lipowsky, ACS Nano 10, 463–474 (2016) DOI:10.1021/acsnano.5b05377


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Ellipsoidal Relaxation of Deformed Vesicles, M. Yu, R. B. Lira, K. A. Riske, R. Dimova, and H. Lin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 128303 (2015) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.128303

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Autophagosome closure requires membrane scission, R. L. Knorr, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Autophagy 11, 2134-2137 (2015) DOI:10.1080/15548627.2015.1091552

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Viscoelasticity of polyethylene glycol solutions on supported lipid bilayer studied by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation, Z. Zhao, X. Ji, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky and Y. Liu, Macromolecules 48, 1824-1831 (2015) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00095

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Cell rigidity and shape override CD47’s ‘self’ signaling in phagocytosis by hyperactivating myosin-II, N. Sosale, T. Rouhiparkouhi, A. Bradshaw, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky and D. Discher, Blood 125, 542-552 (2015) DOI: 10.1182/blood-2014-06-585299

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Membrane morphology is actively transformed by covalent binding of the protein Atg8 to PE-lipids, R. Knorr, H. Nakatogawa, Y. Ohsumi, R. Lipowsky,  T. Baumgart and R. Dimova, PLOS ONE 9, e115357 (2014) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115357

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Giant unilamellar vesicles formed by hybrid films of lipids and agarose display altered mechanical properties, R. B. Lira, R. Dimova and K. A. Riske, Biophys. J. 107, 1609–1619 (2014)

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Inward and outward membrane tubes pulled from giant vesicles, R. Dasgupta and R. Dimova, J. Phys. D Appl. Phys., 47, 282001 (2014) DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/47/28/282001

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Effect of cytochrome c on the phase behavior of charged multicomponent lipid membranes, S. Pataraia, Y. Liu, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1838, 2036-2045 (2014) dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamem.2014.04.0 19

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Review: Recent developments in the field of bending rigidity measurements on membranes, R. Dimova, Adv. Coll. Interf. Sci., 208, 225–234 (2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2014.03.003

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Insights on the interactions of chitosan with phospholipid vesicles. Part II: Membrane stiffening and pore formation, O. Mertins and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 29, 14552−14559 (2013) DOI: 10.1021/la4032199

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Insights on the interactions of chitosan with phospholipid vesicles. Part I: Effect of polymer deprotonation, O. Mertins and R. Dimova, Langmuir,  29, 14545−14551 (2013) DOI: 10.1021/la403218c

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Electrochemical detection of single microbeads manipulated by optical tweezers in the vicinity of ultramicroelectrodes, E. Suraniti, F. Kanoufi, C. Gosse, X. Zhao, R. Dimova, B. Pouligny and N. Sojic, Anal. Chem., 85, 8902−8909 (2013) DOI: 10.1021/ac402200p

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Macro- versus microscopic view on the electrokinetics of a water/membrane interface, V. Knecht , B. Klasczyk and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 29, 7939−7948 (2013) DOI: 10.1021/la400342m

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Phase diagram and tie-line determination for the ternary mixture DOPC/eggSM/Cholesterol, N. Bezlyepkina, R. Gracià, P. Shchelokovskyy,  R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys. J, 104, 1456-1464 (2013) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2013.02. 024

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Highlight: Lipid membranes in contact with aqueous phases of polymer solutions, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter, 8, 6409-6415 (2012) DOI:10.1039/C2SM25261A


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Book chapter:  Giant Vesicles: A Biomimetic Tool for Membrane Characterization, R. Dimova, in Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes, edited by  Aleš Iglič,  Elsevier, Burlington: Academic Press, vol. 16, pp. 1-50 (2012), ISBN: 978-0-12-396534-9 DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-396534-9.00001-5

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Solution behavior of double-hydrophilic block copolymers in dilute aqueous solution, O. Casse, A. Shkilnyy, J. Linders, C. Mayer, D. Haussinger, A. Völkel, A. F. Thünemann, R. Dimova, H. Cölfen, W. Meier, H. Schlaad and A. Taubert, Macromolecules, 45, 4772−4777 (2012) DOI:10.1021/ma300621g

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Curvature of double-membrane organelles generated by changes in membrane size and composition, R. L. Knorr, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, PLoS ONE, 7, e32753 (2012) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0032753

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Electrodeformation method for measuring the capacitance of bilayer membranes, P. F. Salipante, R. Knorr, R. Dimova and P. M. Vlahovska, Soft Matter,  8, 3810-3816 (2012) DOI: 10.1039/c2sm07105c

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Concentration dependence of the interfacial tension for aqueous two-phase polymer solutions of dextran and polyethylene glycol, Y. Liu, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 28, 3831−3839 (2012) DOI: 10.1021/la204757z

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Wetting-induced budding of vesicles in contact with several aqueous phases, Y. Li, H. Kusumaatmaja, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, J. Phys. Chem. B 116, 1819−1823 (2012) DOI: 10.1021/jp211850t

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Book chapter:  Membrane Electroporation in High Electric Fields, R. Dimova, in Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering: Bioelectrochemistry, edited by  R. C. Alkire, D. M. Kolb, J. Lipkowski,  Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Editon edn., vol. 13, pp. 335-367 (2011) DOI: 10.1002/9783527644117.ch7

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Membrane nanotubes induced by aqueous phase separation and stabilized by spontaneous curvature, Y. Li, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 108, 4731–4736 (2011) DOI:10.1073/pnas.1015892108

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Binding of chitosan to phospholipid vesicles studied with isothermal titration calorimetry, O. Mertins and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 27, 5506–5515 (2011) DOI:/10.1021/la200553t

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Boron Carbon Nitride Nanostructures from Salt Melts: Tunable Water Soluble

Phosphors, W. Lei, D. Portehault, R. Dimova and M. Antonietti, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 7121–7127 (2011) DOI: 10.1021/ja200838c

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Book chapter: Nanoparticle synthesis in vesicle microreactors, P. Yang and R. Dimova, in Biomimetic Based Applications, edited by A. George, InTech, 523-552 (2011) ISBN 978-953-307-195-4

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Effect of the HIV-1 fusion peptide on the mechanical properties and leaflet coupling of lipid bilayers, P. Shchelokovskyy, S. Tristram-Nagle and R. Dimova, New J. Phys. 13, 025004 (2011) DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/13/2/025004

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The intrinsically disordered late embryogenesis abundant protein LEA18 from Arabidopsis thaliana modulates membrane stability through binding and folding, M. Hundertmark, R. Dimova, J. Lengefeld, R. Seckler and D. K. Hincha, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1808, 446–453 (2011) DOI:10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.09.010

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Interactions of alkali metal chlorides with phosphatidylcholine vesicles, B. Klasczyk, V. Knecht, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Lamgmuir, 26, 18951–18958 (2010) DOI: 10.1021/la103631y

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A new method for measuring edge tensions and stability of lipid bilayers: effect of membrane composition, T. Portet and R. Dimova, Biophys. J., 99, 3264–3273 (2010) DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2010.09.032

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Stability of spherical vesicles in electric fields, T. Yamamoto, S. Aranda-Espinoza, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Langmuir, 26, 12390–12407 (2010) DOI:10.1021/la1011132

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Wrinkling and electroporation of giant vesicles in the gel phase, R. L. Knorr, M. Staykova, R. S. Gracia, and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 6, 1990–1996 (2010) DOI:10.1039/B925929E

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Entropic effects and slow kinetics revealed in titrations of D2O-H2O solutions with different D/H ratios, Y. Katsir, Y. Shapira, Y. Mastai, R. Dimova, and E. Ben-Jacob, J. Phys. Chem. B, 114, 5755–5763 (2010) DOI:10.1021/jp909657m

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Effect of cholesterol on the rigidity of saturated and unsaturated membranes: fluctuation and electrodeformation analysis of giant vesicles, R. S. Gracia, N. Bezlyepkina, R. L. Knorr, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 6, 1472–1482 (2010) DOI:10.1039/B920629A

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Vesicles with charged domains, C. C. Vequi-Suplicy, K. A. Riske, R. L. Knorr, and R. Dimova, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1798, 1338–1347 (2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.12.023

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Cooperative behavior of molecular motors: Cargo transport and traffic phenomena, R. Lipowsky, J. Beeg, R. Dimova, S. Klumpp, and  M.J.I. Müller, Physica E, 42, 649-661 (2010) doi:10.1016/j.physe.2009.08.010

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Intrinsic contact angle of aqueous phases at membranes and vesicles, H. Kusumaatmaja, Y. Li, R. Dimova, and R. Lipowsky, Phys. Rev Lett., 103, 238103 (2009) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.238103

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Review: Vesicles in electric fields: Some novel aspects of membrane behavior, R. Dimova, N. Bezlyepkina, M. D. Jordö, R. L. Knorr, K. A. Riske, M. Staykova, P. M. Vlahovska, T. Yamamoto, P. Yang, and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter, 5, 3201-3212 (2009)  DOI: 10.1039/B901963D

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Most accessed article in June 2009: Nanoparticle formation in giant vesicles: synthesis in biomimetic compartments, P. Yang, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Small, 5, 2033-2037 (2009) DOI:10.1002/smll.200900560

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Electrohydrodynamic model of vesicle deformation in alternating electric fields, P. M. Vlahovska, R. S. Gracia, S. Aranda-Espinoza and R. Dimova, Biophys. J, 96, 4789–4803 (2009) DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2009.03.054

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Bursting of charged multicomponent vesicles subjected to electric pulses, K. A. Riske, R. L. Knorr and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 5, 1983-1986 (2009) from the cover

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Review: Active bio-systems: from single motor molecules to cooperative cargo transport, R. Lipowsky, J. Beeg, R. Dimova, S. Klumpp, S. Liepelt, M. J. I. Müller and A. Valleriani, Biophys. Rev. Lett., 4, 77-137 (2009)  DOI: 10.1142/S1793048009000946


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Book chapter: Traffic by small teams of molecular motors, M.J.I. Müller, J. Beeg, R. Dimova, S. Klumpp, and R. Lipowsky, in: Traffic and Granular Flow '07, edited by C. Appert-Rolland, F. Chevoir, P. Gondret, S. Lassarre, J.-P. Lebacque and M. Schreckenberg, Springer, Berlin, pp. 695-700 (2009) Link

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Thermal property changes of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel particles and block copolymers, K. Tauer, D. Gau, S. Schulze, A. Völkel and R. Dimova, Colloid Polym. Sci., 287, 299-312 (2009) DOI: 10.1007/s00396-008-1984-x

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Calcium binding and head group dipole angle in phosphatidylserine-phosphatidylcholine bilayers, P. T. Vernier, M. J. Ziegler and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 25, 1020-1027 (2009) DOI: 10.1021/la8025057

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Membrane flow patterns in multicomponent giant vesicles induced by alternating electric fields, M. Staykova, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 4, 2168-2171 (2008) DOI: 10.1039/B811876K

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Transition from complete to partial wetting within membrane compartments, Y. Li, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 12252–12253 (2008) DOI: 10.1021/ja8048496

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Morphological transitions of vesicles induced by AC electric fields, S. Aranda, K. A. Riske, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys. J, 95, L19-L21 (2008).

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Transport of beads by several kinesin motors, J. Beeg, S. Klumpp, R. Dimova, R. S. Gracia, E. Unger and R. Lipowsky, Biophys. J, 94, 532-541 (2008).

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Optical tweezers in interaction with an apertureless probe, P. Chaumet, B. Pouligny, R. Dimova and N. Sojic, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 024915 (2007).

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Review: Giant vesicles in electric fields, R. Dimova, K. A. Riske, S. Aranda, N. Bezlyepkina, R. L. Knorr  and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter, 3, 817-927 (2007) DOI: 10.1039/B703580B

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Behavior of giant vesicles with anchored DNA molecules, V. Nikolov, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys J. 92, 4356–4368 (2007).

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Control of the interaction between membranes and vesicles: adhesion, fusion and release of dyes, D. Volodkin, V. Ball, J.-C. Voegel, H. Möhwald, R. Dimova and V. Marchi-Artzner, Coll. Surf. A, 303, 89-96 (2007).

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Book chapter: Optical dynamometry to study phase transitions in lipid membranes, R. Dimova and B. Pouligny, in "Methods in Membrane Lipids", ed. A. Dopico, Humana Press, pp.227-236 (2007) DOI 10.1007/s12033-008-9057-4

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Novel method for measuring the adhesion energy of vesicles, T. Gruhn, T. Franke, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Langmuir, 23, 5423-5429 (2007).

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Implementing both short- and long-working-distance optical trapping into a commercial microscope, P. Kraikivski, B. Pouligny and R. Dimova, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 113703 (2006).

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Timescales of membrane fusion revealed by direct imaging of vesicle fusion with high temporal resolution, C.K. Haluska, K.A. Riske, V. Marchi-Artzner, J.-M. Lehn, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 103, 15841–15846 (2006); from the cover.

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Electrofusion of model lipid membranes viewed with high temporal resolution, K. A. Riske, N. Bezlyepkina, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys. Rev. Lett. 4, 387-400 (2006).  

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Binding of ion pairs onto polymer gels via dehydration entropy: a new mechanism for ion exchange, C.G. Sinn, R. Dimova, C. Huin, Ö. Sel, and M. Antonietti, Macromolecules 39, 6310-6312 (2006).  

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Electric pulses induce cylindrical deformations on giant vesicles in salt solutions, K. A. Riske and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 91, 1778-1786 (2006).

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Using Multiporator® to master vesicle electrofusion, R. Dimova and K. A. Riske, Eppendorf BioNews Application Notes, 25, 7 (2006).

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Review: A practical guide to giant vesicles. Probing the membrane nanoregime via optical microscopy, R. Dimova, S. Aranda, N. Bezlyepkina, V. Nikolov, K. A. Riske and R. Lipowsky, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, S1151-S1176 (2006).

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Binding of calcium to phosphatidylcholine-phosphatidylserine membranes, C. Sinn, M. Antonietti and R. Dimova, Coll. and Surf. A 283, 410-419 (2006).

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Influence of different salts on micro-sized polyelectrolyte hollow capsules, R. Georgieva, R. Dimova, G. Sukhorukov, G. Ibarz and H. Möhwald, J. Mater. Chem. 15, 4301-4310 (2005).

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Composition dependence of vesicle morphology and mixing properties in a bacterial model membrane system, B. Pozo Navas, K. Lohner, G. Deutsch, E. Sevcsik, K. A. Riske, R. Dimova, P. Garidel and G. Pabst, Biochem. Biophys. Acta Biomembranes  1716, 40-48 (2005).

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Wetting, budding, and fusion - morphological transitions of soft surfaces, R. Lipowsky, M. Brinkmann, R. Dimova, C. Haluska, J. Kierfeld and J. Shillcock, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S2885–S2902 (2005).

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Electro-deformation and -poration of giant vesicles viewed with high temporal resolution, K. A. Riske and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 88, 1143-1155 (2005).

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Droplets, bubbles, and vesicles at chemically structured surfaces, R. Lipowsky, M. Brinkmann, R. Dimova, T. Franke, J. Kierfeld and X. Zhang, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S537-S558 (2005).

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Fusion of functionalized giant vesicles. C. Haluska, V. Marchi-Artzner, J. Brienne, J.-M. Lehn, R. Lipowsky, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 88:66a (2005).



Timescales involved in electro- deformation, poration and fusion of giant vesicles resolved with fast digital imaging. K. Riske and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 88:241a (2005).



Binding of avidin to biotinylated membranes: isothermal titrational calorimetry study. V. Nikolov, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 88:581a (2005).


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Isothermal Titration Calorimetry of the Polyelectrolyte/Water Interaction and Binding of Ca2+: Effects Determining the Quality of Polymeric Scale Inhibitors, C. Sinn, R. Dimova, and M. Antonietti, Macromolecules, 37, 3444-3450 (2004).

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High temporal resolution of electro- poration, fusion and deformation of giant vesicles. “Squaring” the vesicles. K. Riske, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 86:518a (2004).



Fusion of giant vesicles observed with time resolution below a millisecond. C. Haluska, V. Marchi-Artzner, J. Brienne, J.-M. Lehn, R. Lipowsky, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 86:519a (2004).



Changes in the Membrane Spontaneous Curvature Induced by Grafting of Long Polymers. V. Nikolov, R. Lipowsky, H.-G. Döbereiner, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 86:197a (2004).


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Binding of Polymers to Calcite Crystals in Water: Characterization by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky, Y. Mastai and M. Antonietti, Langmuir, 19, 6097-6103 (2003)

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Domains in Membranes and Vesicles, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 15, S31-S45 (2003)

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Hyperviscous Diblock Copolymer Vesicles, R. Dimova, U. Seifert, B. Pouligny, S. Förster and H.-G. Döbereiner, European Physical Journal B, 7, 241-250 (2002). DOI: 10.1140/epje/i200101032

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Polyampholyte-Dressed Micelles of Fluorinated and Hydrogenated Dodecanoic Acid, A. Thünemann, K. Sander, W. Jaeger, and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 18, 5099-5105 (2002). DOI: 10.1021/la020188v

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Pretransitional effects in DMPC-vesicle membranes: optical dynamometry study,  R. Dimova,  B. Pouligny and C. Dietrich, Biophys. J. 79, 340-356 (2000) doi:10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76296-5

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Viscous drag of a solid sphere straddling a spherical or flat surface, K. Danov, R. Dimova and B. Pouligny, Physics of Fluids, 12, 2711-2722 (2000) http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1289692

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Drag of a solid particle trapped in a thin film or at an interface: influence of surface viscosity and elasticity, R. Dimova, K. Danov, B. Pouligny and B.I. Ivanov, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 226, 35-43 (2000) http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jcis.2000.6710

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Book chapter: Absorbing microspheres in water: laser radiation pressure and hydrodynamic forces,  R. Dimova, H. Polaert and B. Pouligny, in "Scattering of Shaped Light Beams and Applications", (Gouesbet and Grehan, Eds.) Research signpost, 45-65 (2000).

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Falling ball viscosimetry of giant vesicle membranes: finite-size effects, R. Dimova, C. Dietrich,  A. Hadjiisky, K. Danov and B. Pouligny, European Physical Journal B, 12, 589-598 (1999) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs100510051042

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Book chapter: Motion of particles attached to giant vesicles: falling ball viscosimetry and elasticity measurements on lipid membranes, R. Dimova, C. Dietrich and B. Pouligny, chapter 15 in "Giant Vesicles" ed. P. Walde and P. Luisi, John Willey & Sons, Ltd., 221 (1999) DOI: 10.1002/9780470511534.ch15

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Shape transformations of giant unilamellar vesicles induced by ethanol and temperature variations, M.I. Angelova, R. Mutafchieva, R. Dimova, and B. Tenchov, Coll. Surf. A 149, 201-205 (1999) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0927-7757(98)00397-5

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Film Trapping Technique: Precise Method for Three-Phase Contact Angle Determination of Solid and Fluid Particles of Micrometer Size, A. Hadjiiski, R. Dimova, N.D. Denkov, I.B. Ivanov, and R. Borwankar, Langmuir, 12, 6665-6675 (1996) DOI: 10.1021/la9605551

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The Hydration Repulsion between Charged Surfaces as an Interplay of Volume Exclusion and Dielectric Saturation Effects, V. N. Paunov, R. Dimova, P. A. Kralchevsky, G. Brose, and A. Mehreteab, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 182, 239-248 (1996) http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jcis.1996.0456

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Editors: R. Dimova & C. Marques

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