The fluidity and compositional heterogeneity of the mammalian plasma membrane play
deterministic roles in a variety of membrane functions. Designing model bilayer systems …

We compare the fusion of giant lipid and block-copolymer vesicles on glass and poly
(dimethylsiloxane) substrates. Both types of vesicles are similar in their ability to fuse to …

Biological membranes rarely exist as free-floating structures but are often confined and
supported by various cellular assemblies such as the cytoskeleton and the extracellular …