The light sensor of vertebrate scotopic (low-light) vision, rhodopsin, is a G-protein-coupled
receptor comprising a polypeptide chain with bound chromophore, 11-cis-retinal, that …

Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) spectroscopy is a rapidly developing technique for the
study of ligand binding interactions with membrane proteins, which are the major molecular …

Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) are popular models of cell membranes with potential bio-
technological applications. A qualitative understanding of the process of SLB formation after …

Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) are popular models of cell membranes with potential
biotechnological applications, yet the mechanism of SLB formation is only partially …

Microarray technology has become a crucial tool for large-scale and high-throughput
biology. It allows fast, easy and parallel detection of thousands of addressable elements in a …

Understanding of new materials at the molecular level has become increasingly critical for a
new generation of nanomaterials for nanotechnology, namely, the design, synthesis and …

The direct patterning of biomolecules on a solid substrate can be achieved using
microcontact printing, a method that has been very successfully adopted for the precise and …

Amphipols (APols) are short amphipathic polymers that can substitute for detergents to keep
integral membrane proteins (MPs) water soluble. In this review, we discuss their structure …

We have investigated the formation of phospholipid bilayers of the neutral (zwitterionic) lipid
dimyristoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) on various glass surfaces from vesicles in various …

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