Model cell membranes: Techniques to form complex biomimetic supported lipid bilayers via vesicle fusion

GJ Hardy, R Nayak, S Zauscher - Current opinion in colloid & interface …, 2013 - Elsevier
Vesicle fusion has long provided an easy and reliable method to form supported lipid
bilayers (SLBs) from simple, zwitterionic vesicles on siliceous substrates. However, for …

Supported lipid bilayer formation: beyond vesicle fusion

JA Jackman, NJ Cho - Langmuir, 2020 - ACS Publications
Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) are cell-membrane-mimicking platforms that can be formed
on solid surfaces and integrated with a wide range of surface-sensitive measurement …

Solvent-assisted preparation of supported lipid bilayers

AR Ferhan, BK Yoon, S Park, TN Sut, H Chin… - Nature protocols, 2019 - nature.com
The supported lipid bilayer (SLB) platform is a popular cell membrane mimic that is utilized
in the chemical, biological, materials science, and medical fields. To date, SLB preparation …

Asymmetric supported lipid bilayer formation via methyl-β-cyclodextrin mediated lipid exchange: influence of asymmetry on lipid dynamics and phase behavior

I Visco, S Chiantia, P Schwille - Langmuir, 2014 - ACS Publications
Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) are broadly used as minimal membrane models and
commonly produced by vesicle fusion (VF) on solid supports. Despite its advantages, VF …

Fast formation of low-defect-density tethered bilayers by fusion of multilamellar vesicles

T Ragaliauskas, M Mickevicius, B Rakovska… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2017 - Elsevier
A facile and reproducible preparation of surface-supported lipid bilayers is essential for
fundamental membrane research and biotechnological applications. We demonstrate that …

Composition and asymmetry in supported membranes formed by vesicle fusion

HP Wacklin - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
The structure and formation of supported membranes at silica surfaces by vesicle fusion was
investigated by neutron reflectivity and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM-D) measurements …

pH-Driven assembly of various supported lipid platforms: A comparative study on silicon oxide and titanium oxide

NJ Cho, JA Jackman, M Liu, CW Frank - Langmuir, 2011 - ACS Publications
Supported lipid platforms are versatile cell membrane mimics whose structural properties
can be tailored to suit the application of interest. By identifying parameters that control the …

Controlled fusion of synthetic lipid membrane vesicles

M Ma, D Bong - Accounts of chemical research, 2013 - ACS Publications
Lipid membrane fusion is a fundamental noncovalent transformation as well as a central
process in biology. The complex and highly controlled biological machinery of fusion has …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the formation of supported lipid bilayers via vesicle fusion—A case that exemplifies the need for the complementary method approach

TK Lind, M Cárdenas - Biointerphases, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
In this review, the authors discuss the challenges of studying supported lipid bilayers (SLBs)
deposited by vesicle fusion in terms of (1) evaluating SLB formation and quality using quartz …

Solvent-assisted lipid self-assembly at hydrophilic surfaces: factors influencing the formation of supported membranes

SR Tabaei, JA Jackman, SO Kim, VP Zhdanov… - Langmuir, 2015 - ACS Publications
As a simple and efficient technique, the solvent-assisted lipid bilayer (SALB) formation
method offers a versatile approach to fabricating a planar lipid bilayer on solid supports …