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Margarita Staykova

Researcher at Durham University

Publications -  19
Citations -  667

Margarita Staykova is an academic researcher from Durham University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Membrane & Lipid bilayer. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 15 publications receiving 551 citations. Previous affiliations of Margarita Staykova include Max Planck Society & Princeton University.

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Vesicles in electric fields: Some novel aspects of membrane behavior

TL;DR: New aspects of the response of vesicles with charged or neutral membranes, in fluid or gel-phase, and embedded in different solutions, to strong direct current pulses are described including novel applications of vESicle electrofusion for nanoparticle synthesis.
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Mechanics of surface area regulation in cells examined with confined lipid membranes

TL;DR: A new mechanism for the formation of lipid tubes in cells is demonstrated, which is driven by the membrane lateral compression and may therefore explain the various membrane tubules observed in shrinking cells.
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Confined bilayers passively regulate shape and stress.

TL;DR: It is found that supported lipid bilayers respond to stress by nucleating and evolving spherical and tubular protrusions in cells, generally attributed to proteins.
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Wrinkling and electroporation of giant vesicles in the gel phase

TL;DR: This work investigates the response of giant gel-phase vesicles to electric pulses and finds that the critical transmembrane potential leading to poration is several times higher as compared to that of fluid membranes.