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Photoresponsive Photoacid-Macroion Nano-Assemblies

In mother nature, the concept of self-assembly is vital for life, as it generates much of the functionality of living cells. It also bears great synthetic potential for the formation of versatile, switchable, and functional nanostructures.* Noncovalent interactions can be triggered by external influences, such as the change of pH, light irradiation, thermal activation, introduction … Continue reading Photoresponsive Photoacid-Macroion Nano-Assemblies

NanoWorld Screencast on Ultra-Short Cantilevers (USC) for High-Speed AFM (HS-AFM) and video rate Atomic Force Microscopy passes 1000 views mark

The screencast on Ultra-Short Cantilevers (USC) for High Speed AFM (HS-AFM)  and video rate Atomic Force Microscopy held by Mathieu Burri  has just reached the 1000 views mark. Congratulations Mathieu! The Ultra-Short Cantilevers series combines very small cantilevers capable of resonating in the MHz regime and a very sharp and wear resistant tip and is … Continue reading NanoWorld Screencast on Ultra-Short Cantilevers (USC) for High-Speed AFM (HS-AFM) and video rate Atomic Force Microscopy passes 1000 views mark

Human ESCRT-III polymers assemble on positively curved membranes and induce helical membrane tube formation

The Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport-III (ESCRT-III) is part of a conserved membrane remodeling machine. ESCRT-III employs polymer formation to catalyze inside-out membrane fission processes in a large variety of cellular processes, including budding of endosomal vesicles and enveloped viruses, cytokinesis, nuclear envelope reformation, plasma membrane repair, exosome formation, neuron pruning, dendritic spine maintenance, … Continue reading Human ESCRT-III polymers assemble on positively curved membranes and induce helical membrane tube formation