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The structural properties resulting from the reciprocal influence between water and three well-known homologous disaccharides, namely trehalose, maltose and sucrose, in aqueous solutions have been investigated in the 4-66 wt % concentration…
Here, we derive the equations to calculate the effective viscosity of solutions of methyl cellulose (MC) dissolved in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) in real-time deformability cytometry (RT-DC) experiments. The calculations are based on…
Despite much effort to probe the properties of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) solution, effects of DMSO on water, especially near plasma membrane surfaces still remain elusive. By performing molecular dynamics (MD) simulations at varying DMSO…
The possibility of laboratory X-ray reflectometry study of the structure of dimyristoyl phosphatidylserine (DMPS) phospholipid monolayers on the water surface in various phase states has been demonstrated.
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Photoresponsive materials feature properties that can be adjusted near- instantaneously, reversibly, and with high spatiotemporal precision, by light. There is considerable interest in maximising the degree of switching, and in measuring…
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