4/🙌This project was a journey through chemistry, membrane biophysics, and light-activated systems. Huge thanks to everyone involved—especially my lab warrior Yusuf Qutbuddin!

3/ Why is this study special? 🧪
*Not all motors behave the same!
*We show that system-specific characterization is essential in biological setups.
*Molecular structure and polarity drastically affect motor distribution & membrane interaction (fluidity, tension...)

2/ Together with our colleagues from the Schwille Lab, we explored how light-driven rotary molecular motors behave when embedded in lipid membranes. A crucial step toward future responsive biological and biomimetic systems. 🚗🦜

👩‍🔬Our new paper is out in Chem! @feringalab.bsky.social We unveil how light-driven rotary motors behave in lipid membranes—and why system-specific characterization is crucial.

Structure & polarity shape membrane interaction and function. Read (or see comments): doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...

Do you want to see how attaching a light-driven 💡molecular motor 💡 can enhance the 🧫cellular uptake 🧫 of a therapeutic peptide 🏥?

Celebrating woman in science with our latest publication with the VicentPTlab! 👩‍⚕️👩‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

@feringalab.bsky.social

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🚨Motorized lipids🚨

💡 We've created the first molecular-motor-conjugated phospholipid system, enabling tunable membrane properties and oxidation-driven release in giant vesicles.💡🧬

@feringalab.bsky.social & Schwille Lab in ACS_Langmuir

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Check out our latest publication where we elicit a light-triggered ⚡️ cascade response in a synthetic cell 🔬using polymersomes and molecular motors👩🏻‍🔬!

Thanks always to the @feringalab.bsky.social and our amazing collaborators from @unibas.ch

advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Check out this amazing ScienceSlam about our recent project at the FeringaLab. doi.org/10.1002/adma...

We explore how synthetic molecular machines interact with lipid membranes, triggering crazy shape transformations

Great example how research is not only done in the lab!

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