2007
Hydrophobic Forces and Hydrogen Bonds in the Adhesion between Retinoid-Coated Surfaces
Tareste D, Pincet F, Lebeau L, Perez É. Hydrophobic Forces and Hydrogen Bonds in the Adhesion between Retinoid-Coated Surfaces. Langmuir 2007, 23: 3225-3229. PMID: 17266339, DOI: 10.1021/la0629779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHydrophobic forcesHydrogen bondsPure waterShort-range attractive forcesLipid layerHydrophilic headgroupLong-range attractionHydrophobic chainsTris bufferHydrophobic effectLipid monolayersApolar characterMolecular interactionsAttractive forceBondsLipid bilayersExponential forceHeadgroupsNew classForce measurementsDistance profilesWaterBufferInteractionMonolayers
2002
Energy of Hydrogen Bonds Probed by the Adhesion of Functionalized Lipid Layers
Tareste D, Pincet F, Perez E, Rickling S, Mioskowski C, Lebeau L. Energy of Hydrogen Bonds Probed by the Adhesion of Functionalized Lipid Layers. Biophysical Journal 2002, 83: 3675-3681. PMID: 12496134, PMCID: PMC1302442, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75367-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHydrogen bondsIntramolecular hydrogen bondsHydrogen-bonding groupsSurface force apparatusSingle hydrogen bondHydrogen-bonding partsMonolayer of lipidsDifferent energetic contributionsForce apparatusHydrophobic interactionsInteraction energyBondsKcal/Lipid layerEnergetic contributionsTheoretical studyAdhesion energyProtein systemsBond partProtein foldingProtein stabilizationHeadgroupsWaterSurfaceComplex structure
1999
Bilayers of neutral lipids bear a small but significant charge
Pincet F, Cribier S, Perez E. Bilayers of neutral lipids bear a small but significant charge. The European Physical Journal B 1999, 11: 127-130. DOI: 10.1007/bf03219162.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeutral lipid bilayersLipid bilayersSurface force measurementsPure waterPhosphatidyl choline bilayerAqueous mediaElectrophoretic measurementsHigh salt concentrationsSurface forcesNegative chargeSignificant chargeWeak forcesAdhesion energySalt concentrationSalt solutionRepulsionBilayersLess chargeWeak repulsionSaltChargeForce measurementsSmall amountWater