The cellular membrane is central to the development of single-and multicellular life, as it
separates the delicate cellular interior from the hostile environment. It exerts tight control …

Lipid bilayers supported on solid substrates were developed almost a quarter century ago
as a new model membrane system to study fundamental properties of biological membranes …

Biological membranes host a significant portion of the cellular machinery, play an essential
role in intercellular signalling and are the first line of defence against pathogens and toxins …

Biological membranes are complex environments, where membrane proteins are
surrounded by a bilayer composed of many different types of lipid. The physical properties of …

In vitro reconstitutions of lipid membranes have proven to be an indispensable tool to
rationalize their molecular complexity and to understand their role in countless cellular …

All biological membranes consist of a complex composite of macromolecules and
macromolecular assemblies, of which the fluid lipid-bilayer component is a core element …

Hypothesis The attractive interaction between a cationic surfactant monolayer at the air–
water interface and vesicles, incorporating anionic lipids, is sufficient to drive the adsorption …

Because the lipids in all biological membranes are arranged in the form of a bilayer, artificial
lipid bilayers are excellent models for studying the dynamic structural organization of these …

Cell membranes are very complex biological systems including a large variety of lipids and
proteins. Therefore, they are difficult to extract and directly investigate with biophysical …

The current interest in reconstituting biological membranes on solid supports aims at linking
the biological world, with its elaborate molecular architectures, properties, and functions, to …