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Unitary response of solvatochromic dye to pulse excitation in lipid and cell membranes
Simon Fabiunke, Christian Fillafer, Matthias F. Schneider
The existence of acoustic pulse propagation in lipid monolayers at the air-water interface is well known. These pulses are controlled by the thermodynamic state of the lipid membra…
Surface Deformation During an Action Potential in Pearled Cells
Matan Mussel, Christian Fillafer, Gal Ben-Porath +1
Electric pulses in biological cells (action potentials) have been reported to be accompanied by a propagating cell-surface deformation with a nano-scale amplitude. Typically, this…
The living state: how cellular excitability is controlled by the thermodynamic state of the membrane
Christian Fillafer, Anne Paeger, Matthias F. Schneider
The thermodynamic (TD) properties of biological membranes play a central role for living systems. It has been suggested, for instance, that nonlinear pulses such as action potentia…
Collision of two action potentials in a single excitable cell
Christian Fillafer, Anne Paeger, Matthias F. Schneider
It is a common incident in nature, that two waves or pulses run into each other head-on. The outcome of such an event is of special interest, because it allows conclusions about th…
On cell surface deformation during an action potential
Christian Fillafer, Matan Mussel, Julia Muchowski +1
The excitation of many cells and tissues is associated with cell mechanical changes. The evidence presented herein corroborates that single cells deform during an action potential…
On the excitation of action potentials by protons and its potential implications for cholinergic transmission
Christian Fillafer, Matthias F. Schneider
One of the most conserved mechanisms for transmission of a nerve pulse across a synapse relies on acetylcholine. Ever since the Nobel-prize winning works of Dale and Loewi, it has…