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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"biomimetic membranes"”.
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MODULATION AND INTERACTIONS OF CHARGED BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES WITH BIVALENT IONS
… the numerous entities present in eukaryotic cell membranes makes it difficult to establish clear cause and effect relationships. Secondly, due to their size, our inability to probe these biomolecules in a dynamic environment and the lack of appropriate physical and biochemical tools. In contrast, …
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BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES EMBEDDED WITH AQUAPORIN Z FOR WATER REUSE AND DESALINATION
… and fabrication of AquaporinZ (AqpZ)-embedded biomimetic membrane. Firstly, the mechanical property of the artificial AqpZ-embedded lipid bilayer membrane was explored. Secondly, the performance of biomimetic membrane has been has been demonstrated in forward osmosis. Thirdly, a new membrane …
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TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLUIDIZATION OF NANOMATERIALS VIA BIOMIMETIC MEMBRANES TOWARDS ASSISTED SELF-ASSEMBLY
<p>Materials that take advantage of the exceptional properties of nano-meter sized aggregates of atoms are poised to play an important role in future technologies. Prime examples for such nano-materials that have an extremely large surface to volume ratio and thus are physically determined by …
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Biomimetic Membranes as New Materials for Applications in Environmental Engineering and Biology
"In broad terms, this work has shown that biology provides excellent paradigms for engineering materials and processes that are efficient and sustainable and that this ""reverse engineering"" approach can enrich our understanding of underlying biological phenomena."
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Biomimetic membranes as new materials for applications in envrionmental engineering and biology
… and rapid transport of water across cell membranes. They utilize an elegant mechanism distinct from and more efficient than that used in commercial solute separation polymeric membranes such as Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes. In this work, the bacterial Aquaporin (AqpZ) was functionally …
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Characterization of the nano- and meso-scale hierarchic assembly in biomimetic membranes and living systems
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2026-12-01
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Development of biomimetic, hybrid protein-synthetic membranes: determining protein insertion efficiency, membrane material suitability and relevance of aquaporin Z
Biomimetic membranes are designed to mimic the selective permeability of cell membranes, and can be engineered for a multitude of environmental applications including water purification, remediation, and sensing. Biomimetic membranes consist of membrane proteins, such as the bacterial water channel …
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Analysis of ion channel stochastic signals for biosensing
… target molecules. These channels, inserted in biomimetic membranes and in presence of a proper electronic system for acquiring and elaborating the electrical signal, could give us the possibility of detecting and quantifying concentrations of specific molecules in complex mixtures from ionic …
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The stability of phospholipid and biomimetic polymer vesicles
Biomimetic membranes are a novel alternative that may address issues inorganic scaling, biofouling, and membrane vulnerability to chemicals currently plaguing membranes. They mimic cell membranes and incorporate membrane proteins, such Aquaporin Z (AqpZ). PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA (ABA) triblock co-polymers …
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Adsorption Studies of Polysaccharides and Phospholipids Onto Cellulose
… intitial binding of LysoPC micelles onto vesicle membranes lasted for 200 seconds with a maximal increase of 14 % by mass prior to vesicle collapse. The role of cholesterol in phospholipid interactions with model cellulose surfaces was also considered. Supported vesicle layers over RC surfaces …
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Modification of Lipid Microenvironments on Solid Support Structures for Use in Transmembrane Protein Assays
… complex lipid microenvironments. Synthetic, biomimetic membranes were studied and manipulated to develop biologically relevant systems in which to resuspend isolated proteins. A formulation of sphingomyelin, 1,2-Dioleoyl-sn-phosphatidylcholine (DOPC), and cholesterol was chosen due to its …
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MECHANISTIC STUDY OF AQUAPORINS BEHAVIOR UNDER DIFFERENT MICROENVIRONMENTS
… of optimally functioning Aquaporin-based membranes requires further understanding on the interactions between AQPs and the membrane matrix. As such this project is designed to provide biological understanding on the complex nature of AQPs-membrane interactions which is identified by …