Cell membranes protect and organize cells. All cells have an outer plasma membrane that regulates not only what enters the cell, but also how much of any given substance comes in. Unlike ...

Ultra-High Proton/Vanadium Selectivity for Hydrophobic Polymer Membranes with Intrinsic Nanopores for Redox Flow Battery. Advanced Energy Materials , 2016; 1600517 DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201600517 Cite ...

The membrane is made of a lipid bilayer which acts as a hydrophobic (water resistant) ... Citation: Cell membrane studies helping to tackle antibiotic resistance (2012 ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- All cell membranes in the human body have embedded proteins that serve as sensors, messengers or as a means of transporting and regulating substances going in and out of the ...

DNA nanostructures are emerging as useful tools for this purpose. By attaching hydrophobic groups like cholesterol, which anchor them into the lipid membrane's hydrophobic core, scientists have ...

Their shape, i.e. folding of the molecules, plays a decisive role in the formation of, e.g., pores in the cell membrane. In the Cell magazine, researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and ...

Membrane potential is the voltage or potential difference across the cell membrane. The potential difference is caused by the hydrophobic membrane separating charges, acting as both a capacitor and ...

Membrane proteins are the "molecular machines" in biological cell envelopes. They control diverse processes, such as signal transduction, and photosynthesis. Their shape, i.e. folding of the ...

Researchers focus on cell membranes to develop Alzheimer's treatments Date: March 23, 2017 Source: University of Michigan Summary: Thin parts of the cell membranes of neurons turn out to be ...

This membrane is chemically stable and permeable for protons and is well known for H2 fuel cell applications. However, Nafion and similar polymers swell when exposed to water and loose their barrier ...