Membrane potential fluctuations have previously been detected using second harmonic (SH) water imaging on neuronal cells and model lipid bilayer membranes. We report that such fluctuations are also visible when membrane potential-sensitive fluorophores are ...
Porous media are solid structures perforated by a matrix of pores, which may let a fluid flow across them. Geometrically, we can classify them as "thin" if their thickness is comparable with the size of their pores, and "bulk" otherwise. These structures c ...
Latest advances in super-resolution microscopy allow the study of subcellular features at the level of single proteins, which could lead to discoveries in fundamental biological processes, specifically in cell signaling mediated by membrane receptors. Desp ...
The lipid composition of cellular membranes is highly dynamic and undergoes continuous remodeling, affecting the biophysical properties critical to biological function. Here, we introduce an optical approach to manipulate membrane viscosity based on an exo ...
Nanomaterial surfaces can be engineered by chemical modifications for the modulation of various surface properties including surface charges, hydrophobicity and chemical reactivity. These properties modulate in turn the interactions between the nanomateria ...
ClC-2 transports chloride ions across plasma membranes and plays critical roles in cellular homeostasis. Its dysfunction is involved in diseases including leukodystrophy and primary aldosteronism. AK-42 was recently reported as a specific inhibitor of ClC- ...
Structural synaptic plasticity may underlie experience and learning-dependent changes in cortical circuits. In contrast to excitatory pyramidal neurons, insight into the structural plasticity of inhibitory neurons remains limited. Interneurons are divided ...
