Understanding the broad variety of functions encoded in cellular membranes requires
experimental systems mimicking both their biochemical composition and biophysical …

PDMS (polydimethylsiloxane) is a cheap, optically clear polymer that is elastic and can be
easily and quickly fabricated into a wide array of microscale and nanoscale architectures …

Quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductor nanoparticles with unique optical and electronic
properties, whose interest as potential nano-theranostic platforms for imaging and sensing is …

Solid supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) are excellent platforms for studying the biophysical
properties of cell membranes, as well as versatile biomimetic films for biotechnology …

Membrane models have allowed for precise study of the plasma membrane's biophysical
properties, helping to unravel both structural and dynamic motifs within cell biology …

Gradient patterns comprising bioactive compounds over comparably (in regard to a cell size)
large areas are key for many applications in the biomedical sector, in particular, for cell …

Supported lipid bilayers are model membranes formed at solid substrate surfaces. This
architecture renders the membrane experimentally accessible to surface-sensitive …

Nanoglasses have attracted considerable interest among material scientists due to their
novel and surprising properties. However, there is still a significant gap in understanding …

We present a simple, rapid method for forming supported lipid bilayers on organic electronic
devices composed of conducting polymer electrodes using a solvent-assisted lipid bilayer …

Membranes made from certain ternary mixtures of lipids can display coexisting liquid
phases. In giant unilamellar vesicles, these phases appear as liquid domains which diffuse …