Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that covers a vast and diverse array of devices
and machines derived from engineering, physics, materials science, chemistry and biology …

Sensitive and selective biosensors for high‐throughput screening are having an increasing
impact in modern medical care. The establishment of robust protein biosensing platforms …

Biological membranes provide a physical boundary that separates the inside and outside of
a cell or organelle. They also mediate signal transduction and transport of various molecules …

Developing new drugs is a complex, time‐consuming, and expensive process, essential to
identify potential pharmacokinetic issues in the early stages to avoid investment in …

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

Biological membranes play a central role in the biology of the cell. They are not only the
hydrophobic barrier allowing separation between two water soluble compartments but also …

The self-assembled bilayer lipid membrane (BLM) is the basic component of the cell
membrane. The reconstitution of ion channel proteins in artificially formed BLMs represents …

Gated protein channels act as rapid, reversible, and fully-closeable nanoscale valves to gate
chemical transport across the cell membrane. Replicating or outperforming such a high …

Lipid bilayers are natural barriers of biological cells and cellular compartments. Membrane
proteins integrated in biological membranes enable vital cell functions such as signal …

Black lipid membranes (BLMs) have been used for detecting single-channel activities of
pore-forming peptides and ion channels. However, the short lifetimes and poor mechanical …