Supported Lipid Membranes

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is dedicated to past and future developments in the field of supported lipid membranes, which are comprised of soft biological matter, and hard solids. These synthetic architectures constitute an excellent model system, mimicking the cell envelope structure of cells. As supported lipid membranes are accessible to a wide variety of sophisticated surface-specific analytical techniques, very sensitive and systematic studies on processes, such as cell signaling, ligand–receptor interactions, enzymatic reactions occurring at the cell surface, as well as pathogen attacks can be performed. In addition to the cell mimics, they are perfectly suited to create biocompatible/biomimetic interfaces, which constitute an increasing challenge in material science. Critical endeavors and new discoveries in this scientific field have been achieved and, thus, supported lipid membranes are having an increasing impact on drug screening, modern medical care and diagnostics, food safety, environmental monitoring, and biosensors, for example, DNA-sequencing or biowarfare control when functionalized with transmembrane proteins or membrane-active peptides. The main focus of this forthcoming Special Issue is to present a comprehensive overview on the fabrication, characterization, application in basic and applied science, and future trends by assembling state-of-the-art research articles and reviews on supported lipid membranes.

Dr. Bernhard Schuster
Guest Editor

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