In a survey, the analytical tools to characterise and optimise properties and stabilities of
interfaces in thin film biosensors are discussed. After an introduction to microscopic and …

Self-assembled monolayers of octadecanethiol (ODT) on gold have been studied by
electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The fractional coverage, pinhole size and …

Proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters (POTs) are promiscuous transporters of the
major facilitator superfamily that constitute the main route of entry for a wide range of dietary …

Ammonium transport (Amt) proteins form a ubiquitous family of integral membrane proteins
that specifically shuttle ammonium across membranes. In prokaryotes, archaea, and plants …

Ion binding to a lipid membrane is studied by application of a rapid solution exchange on a
solid supported membrane. The resulting charge displacement is analyzed in terms of the …

Biomembranes are at the heart of central biological signal transduction processes such as
immune reactions, synaptic nerve transmission, or hormone detection [1, 2]. Generally, these …

Here, we present a solid-supported membrane (SSM)-based electrophysiological approach
to study sugar binding and Na+/glucose cotransport by SGLT1 in membrane vesicles. SSM …

Abstract Adsorption of Na+/K+-ATPase containing membrane fragments from pig kidney to
lipid membranes allows the detection of electrogenic events during the Na+/K+-ATPase …

The sarco (endo) plasmic reticulum Ca2+− ATPase (SERCA) hydrolyzes ATP to transport
Ca2+ from the cytoplasm to the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) lumen, thereby inducing muscle …

This paper presents a description of current research on the use of metal and hydrogel
supported bilayer lipid membranes (s-BLMs and sb-BLMs) in the area of biosensor …