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Publications

​Reviews:

GUV

Giant Vesicles as Cell Models. Susanne F. Fenz and Kheya Sengupta, Integrative Biology, 4 (2012) 982–995.

RICM

Quantifying dynamical adhesion processes with Reflection interference contrast microscopy (RICM), Laurent Limozin and Kheya Sengupta. Invited review ChemPhysChem, 10(16):2752-2768 (2009).

Cells

 

Blebbing dynamics during endothelial cell spreading, L. Matta, K. Sengupta, and H. Aranda-Espinoza. Eur. J. Cell Biol. 90(1):37-48 (2011).

Blebbing as a means of spreading: RICM studies on endothelial cells, Lean Matta, Jan Brugués, Kheya Sengupta, Pierre Sens and Helim Aranda-Espinoza. BiophysJ. 99(6), 1726-1730 (2010).

Fibroblast adaptation and stiffness matching to soft elastic substrates , Jerome Solon, Ilya Levental, Kheya Sengupta, Penelope C Georges, and Paul A Janmey. Biophys J. 93:4453-61 (2007).

Adhesion of neutrophils: from activation to migration., Kheya Sengupta, Helim Aranda-Espinoza, Lee Smith, Paul Janmey and Daniel Hammer. Biophys. J. 91, 4638 (2006).

Topographical pattern dynamics in passive adhesion of cell membranes, A. Popescu Hategan, Kheya Sengupta, Samuel Kahn, Erich Sackmann, Dennis Discher. Biophys. J. 87, 3547 (2004).

Cell models


Mapping Fluctuations in Biomembranes Adhered to Micropatterns. Cornelia Monzel, Susanne F. Fenz, Margret Giesen, Rudolf Merkel, and Kheya Sengupta, Soft Matter, 8 (2012) 6128-6138.

Switching from ultra-weak to strong adhesion, Susanne Franziska Fenz, Timo Bihr, Rudolf Merkel, Udo Seifert, Kheya Sengupta, Ana-Sunčana Smith. Adv. Materials. 23 (22-23):2622-2626 (2011).

Inter-membrane Adhesion Mediated by Mobile Linkers: Effect of Receptor Shortage, S. Fenz, A-S Smith, R. Merkel and K. Sengupta. Soft Matter 7, 952-962 (2011). (Selected as "Hot-Article")

Adhesion of soft membranes controlled by tension and interfacial polymers, Kheya Sengupta and Laurent Limozin. Phys. Rev. Lett. 104(8), 088101-088105 (2010).

Determination of nano-ordering within adhesion clusters: fluctuations as a contrast-enhancement tool, Ana Smith, Susanne Fenz, and Kheya Sengupta, Euro. Phys. Lett. 89(2): 28003-28009 (2010).

Probing Bio–Membrane Dynamics by Dual–Wavelength Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy, Cornelia Monzel, Susanne Fenz, Rudolf Merkel, and Kheya Sengupta. ChemPhysChem, 10(16):2828-2838 (2009).

Diffusion and inter-membrane distance: a case study of avidin and E-cadherin mediated adhesion, Susanne Fenz, Rudolf Merkel and Kheya Sengupta., Langmuir 25:1074 (2009).

Dynamics of specific vesicle-substrate adhesion: From local events to global dynamics. Ellen Reister-Gottfried, Kheya Sengupta, Barbara Lorz, Erich Sackmann, Udo Seifert, and Ana-Suncana Smith. Phys. Rev. Lett. 101:208103 (2008).

Force-induced growth of adhesion domains is controlled by receptor mobilit, Ana-Sunčana Smith, Kheya Sengupta, Stefanie Gönnenwein, Udo Seifert and Erich Sackmann. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sc. USA 105:6906-11 (2008).

Modulation of vesicle adhesion and spreading kinetics by hyaluronan cushions, Laurent Limozin and Kheya Sengupta. Biophys J. 93:3300-13 (2007).

Nano

 

Nanometric Protein-Patch Arrays on Glass and Polydimethylsiloxane for Cell Adhesion Studies F. Pi, P. Dillard, L. Limouzin, A. Charrier, K. Sengupta Nano Letters 13 7 3372-3378 (2013).

 

Depth matters: cells grown on nano-porous anodic alumina respond to pore depth. Shreyasi Thakur, Sophie Massou, Anne-Marie Benoliel, Pierre Bongrand, Margrit Hanbucken and Kheya Sengupta. Nanotechnology, 23 (2012) 255101. (Editor's Choice)

Novel anodic aluminum oxide-based nanofabrication: applications in physics and biology, Moyen E, Sahaf H, Mace M, L. Masson, K.Sengupta, M. Hanbucken. Surf. Interf. Anal. 42(10) 1556-1560 (2010).

Selective functionalization of substrates through assembled nanostructures: From physics to biology, Eric Moyen, Magali Macé, Laurence Masson, Kheya Sengupta and Margrit Hanbücken, Ap. Su. Sc. 256:414-418 (2009).

Large scale ordered plastic nano-pillars for quantitative live-cell imaging. Kheya Sengupta, Eric Moyen, Magali Mace, Anne-Marie Benoliel, Anne Pierres, Frank Thibaudau, Laurence Masson, Laurent Limozin, Pierre Bongrand, and Margrit Hanbücken. Small, 5:449 (2009).

Large scale ordered topographical and chemical nano-features from anodic alumina templates, Sophie Massou, Laurence Masson, Igor Ozerov, Eric Moyen and Kheya Sengupta and Margrit Hanbücken, Ap. Su. Sc., 256:395-398 (2009).

Rest

 

A bola-phospholipid containing tetrafluorophenylazido chromophore as a promising lipid probe for biomembrane photolabeling studies Y. Xia, K. Sengupta, A. Maggiani, F. Qu, L. Peng Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry / Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 11 5000-5005 (2013).

 

Photoactivatable phospholipids bearing tetrafluorophenylazido chromophores exhibit unprecedented protonation-state-dependent (19)f NMR signals. Yi Xia, Fanqi Qu, Alain Maggiani, Kheya Sengupta, Cheng Liu, Ling Peng. Org. lett. 13 (16):4248-51 (2011).​

Tuning the formation and rupture of single ligand-receptor bonds by hyaluronan-induced repulsion, Philippe Robert, Kheya Sengupta, Pierre-Henri Puech, Pierre Bongrand, and Laurent Limozin. Biophys J 95:3999-4012 (2008).

Measuring mechanical properties of polyelectrolyte multilayer thin films: Novel methods based on AFM and optical techniques, Catherine Picart, Bernard Senger, Kheya Sengupta, Frederic Dubreuil, Andreas Fery, colloids. & surfaces A. 303: 30-36 (2007).

Coupling of artificial actin cortices to bio-functionalised lipid monolayers., Kheya Sengupta, Laurent Limozin, Matthias Tristl, Ilka Haase, Markus Fischer and Erich Sackmann. Langmuir 22, 5776 (2006).

Frequency dependent shape changes in electric field induced 2-d colloidal clusters., Ajay Singh Negi, Kheya Sengupta and Ajay K. Sood, Langmuir 21, 11623 (2005).

Probing multilayers of polyelectrolytes by Dual wavelength reflection interference contrast microscopy., Catherine Picart, Kheya Sengupta, Jörg Schilling, Gjertrud Maurstad, Guy Ladam, Andreas Bausch and Erich Sackmann. J. Phys. Chem. B 180 (22) 7196 (2004).

Absolute Interfacial Distance Measurements by Dual Wavelength Reflection Interference Contrast Microscopy., Jörg Schilling, Kheya Sengupta, Stefanie Gönnenwein, Andeas Bausch, and Erich Sackmann., Phys. Rev. E 69, 021901 (2004).

Mimicking tissue surfaces by supported membrane coupled ultra-thin layer of hyaluronic acid., Kheya Sengupta, Jörg Schilling, Stefanie Marx, Markus Fischer, Adelbert Bacher and Erich Sackmann, Langmuir 19 (5), 1775 (2003).

Structure of the ripple phase in phospholipids., Kheya Sengupta, V. A. Raghunathan and John Katsaras, Phys. Rev. E 68, 031710 (2003).

The role of tilt order in the asymmetric ripple phase of phospholipid bilayers., Kheya Sengupta, V. A. Raghunathan and Yashodhan Hatwalne, Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 055705 (2001).

Novel structural features of the ripple phase of phospholipids., Kheya Sengupta, V. A. Raghunathan and John Katsaras, Euro. Phys. Lett. 49, 722 (2000).

The structure of the ripple phase in chiral and racemic DMPC multibilayers., Kheya Sengupta, V. A. Raghunathan and John Katsaras, Phys. Rev. E 59 (2), 2455 (1999).

 

 

Fascinating Shapes and Structures Due to Entropic Forces, Resonance, Kheya Sengupta and Kattera A Suresh, Resonance 1 (4), 68 (1999).

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