More information: Lina Shen et al, Ultrathin polymer membrane for improved hole extraction and ion blocking in perovskite solar cells, Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-55329-0 ...

May 18, 2022 Tunable and scalable fabrication of artificial cell membrane (Nanowerk News) In nature, the cell membrane has a unique function of protecting the internal from the external environment ...

How does a cell move? 'Pull the plug' on the electrical charge on the inner side of its membrane Date: December 8, 2022 Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Summary: Scientists say that a key to ...

These inner and outer membrane layers are a bit like a room’s inner and outer walls. But unlike normal walls, the space between inner and outer surfaces is fluid, resembling a sea.

*phospholipids are the main component of the cell membrane. They have heads that like water and tails that do not, and line up in two layers with their heads pointing out and their tails pointing in.

In living organisms, each cell is surrounded by a cell membrane (or ''cytoplasmic membrane''). This membrane consists of a double layer of lipids. It separates the contents of the cell from its ...

Here, again, nature provided the inspiration. Cell membranes have a natural anti-fouling mechanism thanks to hydrophilic and charged groups that create a hydration layer on the membrane. Having ...

Prox1+ cells (pink) make up the arachnoid’s inner layer. Dural fibroblasts (aqua) lie above the arachnoid, embedded in a collagen matrix (dots). [Courtesy of Pietilä et al., Neuron, 2023.] ...