Despite impressive progress in the field of biomimetic membrane models, some of the main limitations concerning their synergy with biological systems arise from: (i) the physical instability of non-supported lipid bilayers, and/or (ii) the geometrical unsuitability of planar supports for such applications. This Thesis presents the use of bilayer lipid membranes assembled on spherical as well as fiber supports as robust and versatile experimental platforms that expand the experimental interface between model membranes and biological systems. The fabrication of spherically supported bilayer membranes (SS-BLMs) is based on tethering lipid bilayers to micron-diameter silica beads which effectively increase their compositional versatility and me...
Studying and steering cell behaviour on artificial surfaces is challenged by the correct presentatio...
Biological membranes are one of the vital key elements of life but are also highly complex architect...
Bioactive molecules such as adhesion ligands, growth factors, or enzymes play an important role in m...
Membrane lipid rafts (i.e., cholesterol/sphingolipids domains) exhibit functional roles in both heal...
The supported lipid bilayer (SLB) is a well-known system for studying the cell membrane and membrane...
$\textit{The lipid bipayer}$ is the basis of the cell membrane. It serves as a barrier that separate...
The supported lipid bilayer (SLB) is a well-known system for studying the cell membrane and membrane...
Spherical supported lipid bilayer membranes (SS-BLMs) assembled on silica beads were characterized u...
With the advent of semiconductor technologies, great advances have been achieved with the combinatio...
Spherically supported bilayer lipid membranes (SS-BLMs) exhibiting co-existing membrane microdomains...
The aim of this thesis work was to form and characterize model systems of cell membranes on planar s...
Membrane proteins play vital roles in cell function and as such represent the targets of over 60% of...
Cell membranes exhibit multiple layers of complexity, ranging from their specific molecular content ...
Phospholipid bilayers supported on a solid surface constitute a versatile, biomimetic platform for a...
Biological membranes (BMs) are self-sealing boundaries, which confine the permeability barriers of c...
Studying and steering cell behaviour on artificial surfaces is challenged by the correct presentatio...
Biological membranes are one of the vital key elements of life but are also highly complex architect...
Bioactive molecules such as adhesion ligands, growth factors, or enzymes play an important role in m...
Membrane lipid rafts (i.e., cholesterol/sphingolipids domains) exhibit functional roles in both heal...
The supported lipid bilayer (SLB) is a well-known system for studying the cell membrane and membrane...
$\textit{The lipid bipayer}$ is the basis of the cell membrane. It serves as a barrier that separate...
The supported lipid bilayer (SLB) is a well-known system for studying the cell membrane and membrane...
Spherical supported lipid bilayer membranes (SS-BLMs) assembled on silica beads were characterized u...
With the advent of semiconductor technologies, great advances have been achieved with the combinatio...
Spherically supported bilayer lipid membranes (SS-BLMs) exhibiting co-existing membrane microdomains...
The aim of this thesis work was to form and characterize model systems of cell membranes on planar s...
Membrane proteins play vital roles in cell function and as such represent the targets of over 60% of...
Cell membranes exhibit multiple layers of complexity, ranging from their specific molecular content ...
Phospholipid bilayers supported on a solid surface constitute a versatile, biomimetic platform for a...
Biological membranes (BMs) are self-sealing boundaries, which confine the permeability barriers of c...
Studying and steering cell behaviour on artificial surfaces is challenged by the correct presentatio...
Biological membranes are one of the vital key elements of life but are also highly complex architect...
Bioactive molecules such as adhesion ligands, growth factors, or enzymes play an important role in m...