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Extracellular Vesicle Mobility in Collagen I Hydrogels Is Influenced by Matrix-Binding Integrins, N.W. Tam, A. Becker, A. Mangiarotti, A. Cipitria, R. Dimova, ACS Nano 18, 29585–29601 (2024) Membrane nanotubes transform into double-membrane sheets at condensate droplets, Z. Zhao, V. Satarifard, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 121, e2321579121 (2024) Effect of leaflet asymmetry on the stretching elasticity of lipid bilayers with phosphatidic acid, D, Drabik, P. Hinc, M. Stephan, R.R.M. Cavalcanti, A. Czogalla and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 123, 2406-2421 (2024) Photoswitchable endocytosis of biomolecular condensates in giant vesicles, A. Mangiarotti, M. Aleksanyan, M. Siri, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 11, 2309864 (2024)
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Publications 2024

2024 172Extracellular Vesicle Mobility in Collagen I Hydrogels Is Influenced by Matrix-Binding Integrins, N.W. Tam, A. Becker, A. Mangiarotti, A. Cipitria, R. Dimova, ACS Nano 18, 29585–29601 (2024)DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c07186 171Membrane nanotubes transform into double-membrane sheets at condensate droplets, Z. Zhao, V. Satarifard, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 121, e2321579121 (2024) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2321579121 Full text Movie 1 Movie 2 Movie 3 Movie 4 Movie 5 Movie 6 Movie 7 Movie 8 Press release: From Nanotubes to Disks: How Droplets Remodel Cell Membranes170Interactions of polychlorinated cyclodiene pesticides with model fungal membranes – Langmuir monolayer and liposome studies,  M. Broniatowski, A.…
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ComeInCell

ComeInCell

ComeInCell is a European Doctoral Network coordinated by Rumiana Dimova. Our mission is to develop advanced cellular mimics that integrate functional membrane structures and biomolecular condensates. The network is funded by the EU for 4 years (2024-2028). Read more
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Submitted Publications

Lipid packing and cholesterol content regulate membrane wetting by biomolecular condensates, A. Mangiarotti, K.V. Schmidt, R. Lipowsky and R. DimovaBioRxiv link Full textBreast cancer cell-derived extracellular vesicles accelerate collagen fibrillogenesis and integrate into the matrix, N. Tam, R. Dimova and A. CipitriaBioRxiv link Full textBacteriophages inject DNA into giant unilamellar vesicles mimicking Gram-negative lipopolysaccharide outer membranes, M.S. Stephan, N.K. Broeker, T. Robinson, R. Dimova and S. BarbirzBioRxiv link Full text
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Publications 2007

2007 29Optical tweezers in interaction with an apertureless probe, P. Chaumet, B. Pouligny, R. Dimova and N. Sojic, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 024915 (2007).Full Text28Review: Giant vesicles in electric fields, R. Dimova, K. A. Riske, S. Aranda, N. Bezlyepkina, R. L. Knorr  and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter, 3, 817-927 (2007) DOI: 10.1039/B703580B Full Text27Behavior of giant vesicles with anchored DNA molecules, V. Nikolov, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys J. 92, 4356–4368 (2007).Full Text26Control of the interaction between membranes and vesicles: adhesion, fusion and release of dyes, D. Volodkin, V. Ball, J.-C. Voegel, H. Möhwald, R. Dimova and V. Marchi-Artzner, Coll. Surf. A, 303, 89-96 (2007).Full TextBook chapter: Optical dynamometry to study phase transitions in lipid membranes, R.…
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Publications 2000 – 1996

2000 7Pretransitional effects in DMPC-vesicle membranes: optical dynamometry study,  R. Dimova,  B. Pouligny and C. Dietrich, Biophys. J. 79, 340-356 (2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76296-5 Full Text 6Viscous drag of a solid sphere straddling a spherical or flat surface, K. Danov, R. Dimova and B. Pouligny, Physics of Fluids, 12, 2711-2722 (2000) http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1289692 Full Text5Drag of a solid particle trapped in a thin film or at an interface: influence of surface viscosity and elasticity, R. Dimova, K. Danov, B. Pouligny and B.I. Ivanov, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 226, 35-43 (2000) http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jcis.2000.6710 Full TextBook chapter: Absorbing microspheres in water: laser radiation pressure and hydrodynamic forces,  R. Dimova, H. Polaert and B. Pouligny, in "Scattering of Shaped Light…
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Publications 2006

2006 24Implementing both short- and long-working-distance optical trapping into a commercial microscope, P. Kraikivski, B. Pouligny and R. Dimova, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 113703 (2006).DOI: 10.1063/1.2400023 Full Text23Timescales of membrane fusion revealed by direct imaging of vesicle fusion with high temporal resolution, C.K. Haluska, K.A. Riske, V. Marchi-Artzner, J.-M. Lehn, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 103, 15841–15846 (2006); from the cover.DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0602766103 Full Text22Electrofusion of model lipid membranes viewed with high temporal resolution, K. A. Riske, N. Bezlyepkina, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys. Rev. Lett. 4, 387-400 (2006).DOI: 10.1142/S179304800600032X Full Text21Binding of ion pairs onto polymer gels via dehydration entropy: a new mechanism for ion…
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Publications 2005 – 2002

2005 17Influence of different salts on micro-sized polyelectrolyte hollow capsules, R. Georgieva, R. Dimova, G. Sukhorukov, G. Ibarz and H. Möhwald, J. Mater. Chem. 15, 4301-4310 (2005).DOI: 10.1039/B507848B Full Text16Composition dependence of vesicle morphology and mixing properties in a bacterial model membrane system, B. Pozo Navas, K. Lohner, G. Deutsch, E. Sevcsik, K. A. Riske, R. Dimova, P. Garidel and G. Pabst, Biochem. Biophys. Acta Biomembranes  1716, 40-48 (2005).DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2005.08.003 Full Text15Wetting, budding, and fusion - morphological transitions of soft surfaces, R. Lipowsky, M. Brinkmann, R. Dimova, C. Haluska, J. Kierfeld and J. Shillcock, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17,S2885–S2902 (2005).DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/17/31/016 Full Text14Electro-deformation and -poration of giant vesicles viewed with high…
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