3 papers
cond-mat.soft2024
Tuning energy dissipation via topologically electro-convoluted lipid-membrane boundary layers
Di Jin, Jacob Klein
It was recently discovered that friction between surfaces bearing phosphatidylcholine (PC) lipid bilayers can be increased by two orders of magnitude or more via an externally-appl…
cond-mat.soft2024
The Effects of Splayed Lipid Molecules on Lubrication by Lipid Bilayers
Di Jin, Jacob Klein
The outstanding lubrication of articular cartilage in the major synovial joints such as hips and knees, essential for the joint well-being, has been attributed to boundary layers o…
cond-mat.soft2024
Pressure-dependent adhesion between solid-supported PC-lipid bilayers and vesicles under electric fields
Yu Zhang, Di Jin, Jacob Klein
Fusion of lipid bilayers in membranes is important in processes from vesicle-cell interactions (as in drug delivery) to exosome-cell signaling, while transient transmembrane electr…