Liposomes and lipid bilayers in biosensors
Biosensors for the rapid, specific, and sensitive detection of analytes play a vital role in
healthcare, drug discovery, food safety, and environmental monitoring. Although a number …
healthcare, drug discovery, food safety, and environmental monitoring. Although a number …
Physicochemical characteristics of droplet interface bilayers
Droplet interface bilayer (DIB) is a lipid bilayer formed when two lipid monolayer-coated
aqueous droplets are brought in contact within an oil phase. DIBs, especially post …
aqueous droplets are brought in contact within an oil phase. DIBs, especially post …
Sculpting and fusing biomimetic vesicle networks using optical tweezers
G Bolognesi, MS Friddin, A Salehi-Reyhani… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Constructing higher-order vesicle assemblies has discipline-spanning potential from
responsive soft-matter materials to artificial cell networks in synthetic biology. This potential …
responsive soft-matter materials to artificial cell networks in synthetic biology. This potential …
Building programmable multicompartment artificial cells incorporating remotely activated protein channels using microfluidics and acoustic levitation
Intracellular compartments are functional units that support the metabolism within living
cells, through spatiotemporal regulation of chemical reactions and biological processes …
cells, through spatiotemporal regulation of chemical reactions and biological processes …
High-throughput optical sensing of nucleic acids in a nanopore array
Protein nanopores such as α-haemolysin and Mycobacterium smegmatis porin A (MspA)
can be used to sequence long strands of DNA at low cost. To provide high-speed …
can be used to sequence long strands of DNA at low cost. To provide high-speed …
Dynamic tuneable G protein-coupled receptor monomer-dimer populations
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of membrane receptors, playing
a key role in the regulation of processes as varied as neurotransmission and immune …
a key role in the regulation of processes as varied as neurotransmission and immune …
Constructing droplet interface bilayers from the contact of aqueous droplets in oil
S Leptihn, OK Castell, B Cronin, EH Lee, LCM Gross… - Nature protocols, 2013 - nature.com
We describe a protocol for forming an artificial lipid bilayer by contacting nanoliter aqueous
droplets in an oil solution in the presence of phospholipids. A lipid monolayer forms at each …
droplets in an oil solution in the presence of phospholipids. A lipid monolayer forms at each …
Functional aqueous droplet networks
Droplet interface bilayers (DIBs), comprising individual lipid bilayers between pairs of
aqueous droplets in an oil, are proving to be a useful tool for studying membrane proteins …
aqueous droplets in an oil, are proving to be a useful tool for studying membrane proteins …
Adsorption kinetics dictate monolayer self-assembly for both lipid-in and lipid-out approaches to droplet interface bilayer formation
The droplet interface bilayer (DIB) a method to assemble planar lipid bilayer membranes
between lipid-coated aqueous droplets has gained popularity among researchers in many …
between lipid-coated aqueous droplets has gained popularity among researchers in many …
Staphylococcus aureus α-toxin: small pore, large consequences
G von Hoven, Q Qin, C Neukirch, M Husmann… - Biological …, 2019 - degruyter.com
The small β-pore-forming α-toxin, also termed α-hemolysin or Hla is considered to be an
important virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus. Perforation of the plasma membrane …
important virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus. Perforation of the plasma membrane …