3 papers
cond-mat.soft2018
Flexibility defines structure in crystals of amphiphilic DNA nanostars
Ryan A. Brady, William T. Kaufhold, Nicholas J. Brooks +2
DNA nanostructures with programmable shape and interactions can be used as building blocks for the self-assembly of crystalline materials with prescribed nanoscale features, holdin…
physics.bio-ph2018
Measuring Bilayer Surface Energy and Curvature in Asymmetric Droplet Interface Bilayers
Nathan E. Barlow, Halim Kusumaatmaja, Ali Salehi-Reyhani +4
For the past decade, droplet interface bilayers (DIBs) have had an increased prevalence in biomolecular and biophysical literature. However, much of the underlying physics of these…
physics.bio-ph2016
Stabilizing membrane domains antagonizes n-alcohol anesthesia
Benjamin B. Machta, Ellyn Gray, Mariam Nouri +5
Diverse molecules induce general anesthesia with potency strongly correlated both with their hydrophobicity and their effects on certain ion channels. We recently observed that sev…