| 초록 |
Cell membranes are involved in a lot of biological processes such as motility, cell division, and signal process. Despite of their importance, complexity of cell membranes hampers the study of membranes on their physical properties. Accordingly, many model systems have been developed including vesicles, supported lipid bilayers, black lipid membranes, but they all have some disadvantages. We present a new technique to fabricate freestanding lipid bilayers, which overcomes most of the disadvantages in other model systems. Our free standing bilayers are stable and easily visualized, and most importantly, properties of lipid bilayers can be easily tuned by simply changing various parameters. Supported by NRF 2011-0031931, 2011-0030923, 2012R1A1A1011023, 2012-040395, KAIST N10110077, G04100061, and G04120073. |
