Publication list

2026 181Fluorescence-based mapping of condensate dielectric permittivity uncovers hydrophobicity-driven membrane interactions, E. Sabri, A. Mangiarotti and R. Dimova, accepted in Nature Commun. (2026)BioRxiv link Full text180Review:  Understanding, mimicking, and exploiting lipid membrane fusion in biomedicine and synthetic biology, B. Leonardini, M. Accorsi, R. Dimova, A. Relini, G. Rossi and E. Canepa, Adv. Phys. X 11, 2636806 (2026)DOI: 10.1080/23746149.2026.2636806 Full text 179Integrating experiments and simulations to unravel coacervate-membrane Interactions: Insights into de-mixing and morphology modulation, S. Mondal, A. Mangiarotti, R. Dimova, Q. Cui, Commun. Chem. 9, 7 (2026)DOI: 10.1038/s42004-025-01810-w Full text BioRxiv link

2025 178Design of a trigger-responsive photothermal vesicle-based cargo delivery platform, A. Schramm, N.F. Conzelmann, A.-K. Gelmroth, J. Köberle, S. Schramm, R. Dimova, I. Platzman and J. Spatz, Small 21, e05852 (2025) DOI: 10.1002/smll.202505852 Full text177Peptide interaction with mixed lipid bilayers alters packing and hydrocarbon chain conformations, L. Pašalić, B. Pem, A. Jakas, A. Čikoš, N. Groznica, T. Mlinarić, M. Accorsi, A. Mangiarotti, R. Dimova, D. Bakarić, J. Liposome Res. 35, 548–565 (2025)DOI: 10.1080/08982104.2025.2576099 Full text BioRxiv link176Current practices in the study of biomolecular condensates: a community comment, S. Alberti, P. Arosio, R.B. Best, S. Boeynaems, D. Cai, R. Collepardo-Guevara, G.L. Dignon, R. Dimova, et al., Nature Commun. 16, 7730 (2025)DOI:…

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 Full text BioRxiv link 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…

2023 161Stress granules plug and stabilize damaged endolysosomal membranes, C. Bussi, A. Mangiarotti, C. Vanhille-Campos, B. Aylan, E. Pellegrino, N. Athanasiadi, A. Fearns, A. Rodgers, T.M. Franzmann, A. Šarić, R. Dimova and M.G. Gutierrez, Nature 623, 1062–1069 (2023)DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-06726-w Full text Movie 1 Movie 2 Movie 3 Movie 4 Movie 5 Movie 6 Movie 7 Movie 8 Movie 9 Movie 10 Movie 11 Movie 12 Movie 13 Movie 14 Movie 15160Biomolecular condensates modulate membrane lipid packing and hydration, A. Mangiarotti, M. Siri, N.W. Tam, Z. Zhao, L. Malacrida and R. Dimova, Nature Com. 14, 6081 (2023) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41709-5 Full text BioRxiv link159Photomanipulation of minimal synthetic…

2022 150Review:  Assessing membrane material properties from the response of giant unilamellar vesicles to electric fields, M. Aleksanyan, H.A. Faizi, M.-A. Kirmpaki, P.M. Vlahovska, K.A. Riske and R. Dimova, Adv. Phys.: X, 8, 2125342 (2022) DOI: 10.1080/23746149.2022.2125342 Full text149Zwitterionic dendrimersomes: a closer xenobiotic mimic of cell membranes, A. Joseph, A.M. Wagner, M. Garay-Sarmiento, M. Aleksanyan, T. Haraszti, D. Söder, V.N. Georgiev, R. Dimova, V. Percec and c. Rodriguez-Emmenegger, Adv. Mater. 34, 2206288 (2022) DOI: 10.1002/adma.202206288 Full text Movie 1 Movie 2148Membrane lipid organization and nicotinic acetylcholine receptor function: a necessary physiological relationship, C. Fabiani, V.N. Georgiev, A. Peñalva, L. Sigaut, L. Pietrasanta, J. Corradi, R. Dimova and…

2021 133PoET: automated approach for measuring pore edge tension in giant unilamellar vesicles, F.S.C. Leomil, M. Zocoler, R. Dimova and K.A. Riske, Bioinformatics Advances vol. 1, vbab037 (2021) DOI: 10.1093/bioadv/vbab037 Full textMovie S1 Movie S2 Raw Data132Super-elasticity of plasma- and synthetic membranes resulting from coupling of membrane asymmetry, curvature and lipid sorting,  J. Steinkühler,  T. Bhatia, Z. Zhao, F.S.C. Leomil, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Adv. Sci. 8, 2102109 (2021) DOI: 10.1002/advs.202102109 Full text BioRxiv link131Electromechanical characterization of biomimetic membranes using electrodeformation of vesicles, H.A. Faizi, R. Dimova and, P.M. Vlahovska, Electrophoresis, 42, 2027-2032 (2021) DOI: 10.1002/elps.202100091 Full text130En route to dynamic life processes by SNARE-mediated fusion of…

2012 60Highlight: Lipid membranes in contact with aqueous phases of polymer solutions, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter, 8, 6409-6415 (2012) DOI: 10.1039/C2SM25261A Full Textidentified as a hot articleBook chapter:  Giant Vesicles: A Biomimetic Tool for Membrane Characterization, R. Dimova, in Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes, edited by  Aleš Iglič,  Elsevier, Burlington: Academic Press, vol. 16, pp. 1-50 (2012), ISBN: 978-0-12-396534-9 DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-396534-9.00001-5 For full text, send me an email59Solution behavior of double-hydrophilic block copolymers in dilute aqueous solution, O. Casse, A. Shkilnyy, J. Linders, C. Mayer, D. Haussinger, A. Völkel, A. F. Thünemann, R. Dimova, H. Cölfen, W. Meier, H. Schlaad and A. Taubert, Macromolecules, 45, 4772−4777 (2012) DOI:10.1021/ma300621g…

2013 65Insights on the interactions of chitosan with phospholipid vesicles. Part II: Membrane stiffening and pore formation, O. Mertins and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 29, 14552−14559 (2013) DOI: 10.1021/la4032199 Full Text64Insights on the interactions of chitosan with phospholipid vesicles. Part I: Effect of polymer deprotonation, O. Mertins and R. Dimova, Langmuir,  29, 14545−14551 (2013) DOI: 10.1021/la403218c Full Text63Electrochemical detection of single microbeads manipulated by optical tweezers in the vicinity of ultramicroelectrodes, E. Suraniti, F. Kanoufi, C. Gosse, X. Zhao, R. Dimova, B. Pouligny and N. Sojic, Anal. Chem., 85, 8902−8909 (2013) DOI: 10.1021/ac402200p Full Text62Macro- versus microscopic view on the electrokinetics of a water/membrane interface, V. Knecht , B. Klasczyk and…

2014 70Membrane morphology is actively transformed by covalent binding of the protein Atg8 to PE-lipids, R. Knorr, H. Nakatogawa, Y. Ohsumi, R. Lipowsky,  T. Baumgart and R. Dimova, PLOS ONE 9, e115357 (2014) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115357 Full Text69Giant unilamellar vesicles formed by hybrid films of lipids and agarose display altered mechanical properties, R. B. Lira, R. Dimova and K. A. Riske, Biophys. J. 107, 1609–1619 (2014)DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.08.009 Full Text Movie 1 Movie 2 Movie 368Inward and outward membrane tubes pulled from giant vesicles, R. Dasgupta and R. Dimova, J. Phys. D Appl. Phys., 47, 282001 (2014) DOI:10.1088/0022-3727/47/28/282001 Full Text67Effect of cytochrome c on the phase behavior of charged multicomponent lipid…

2015 74Ellipsoidal Relaxation of Deformed Vesicles, M. Yu, R. B. Lira, K. A. Riske, R. Dimova, and H. Lin, Phys. Rev. Lett. 115, 128303 (2015) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.128303 Full Text73Autophagosome closure requires membrane scission, R. L. Knorr, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Autophagy 11, 2134-2137 (2015) DOI:10.1080/15548627.2015.1091552 Full Text72Viscoelasticity of polyethylene glycol solutions on supported lipid bilayer studied by quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation, Z. Zhao, X. Ji, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky and Y. Liu, Macromolecules 48, 1824-1831 (2015) DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.5b00095 Full Text71Cell rigidity and shape override CD47’s ‘self’ signaling in phagocytosis by hyperactivating myosin-II, N. Sosale, T. Rouhiparkouhi, A. Bradshaw, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky and D. Discher, Blood 125, 542-552…