Amphiphilic in nature, lipids spontaneously self‐assemble into a range of nanostructures in
the presence of water. Among lipid self‐assembled structures, liposomes and supported …

Lipids are a class of biological small molecules with hydrophilic and hydrophobic
constituents forming the structural membranes in cells. Over the past century an extensive …

Phospholipid membranes are versatile structures for mimicking biological surfaces. Bilayer
and monolayer membranes can be formed on solid supports, leading to enhanced stability …

The lipid bilayer is one of the most eloquent and important self-assembled structures in
nature. It not only provides a protective container for cells and sub-cellular compartments …

ABSTRACT A major challenge in the delivery of cargo (genes and/or drugs) to cells using
nanostructured vehicles is the ability to safely penetrate plasma membranes by escaping the …

Because of their unique structures and properties, self-assembled bilayer lipid membranes
are a subject of intense interest. In this Highlight Review, we summarize recent progress …

Biological membranes do not only occur as planar bilayer structures, but depending on the
lipid composition, can also curve into intriguing three-dimensional structures. In order to fully …

Bilayer lipid membranes (BLMs) have received significant attention over the past several
decades because of their applications in biological and material sciences. BLMs consist of …

In this work, we establish fundamental differences between the structure and packing of
lipids in monolayers, supported bilayers, and multilayer films. High resolution grazing …

The basic structural element of all cell membranes is a lipid bilayer, a double layer of
phospholipid molecules, eg lecithin, held in relationship to one another by molecular forces …