Synthetic Biomimetic Membranes and Their Sensor Applications
Synthetic biomimetic membranes provide biological environments to membrane proteins. By exploiting the central roles of biological membranes, it is possible to devise biosensors, drug delivery systems, and nanocontainers using a biomimetic membrane system integrated with functional proteins. Biomime...
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| author | Young-Rok Kim Sungho Jung Hyunil Ryu Yeong-Eun Yoo Sun Min Kim Tae-Joon Jeon |
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| description | Synthetic biomimetic membranes provide biological environments to membrane proteins. By exploiting the central roles of biological membranes, it is possible to devise biosensors, drug delivery systems, and nanocontainers using a biomimetic membrane system integrated with functional proteins. Biomimetic membranes can be created with synthetic lipids or block copolymers. These amphiphilic lipids and polymers self-assemble in an aqueous solution either into planar membranes or into vesicles. Using various techniques developed to date, both planar membranes and vesicles can provide versatile and robust platforms for a number of applications. In particular, biomimetic membranes with modified lipids or functional proteins are promising platforms for biosensors. We review recent technologies used to create synthetic biomimetic membranes and their engineered sensors applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a880bf4beedf441c96c2866d91347a1d2022-12-22T02:20:43ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202012-07-011279530955010.3390/s120709530Synthetic Biomimetic Membranes and Their Sensor ApplicationsYoung-Rok KimSungho JungHyunil RyuYeong-Eun YooSun Min KimTae-Joon JeonSynthetic biomimetic membranes provide biological environments to membrane proteins. By exploiting the central roles of biological membranes, it is possible to devise biosensors, drug delivery systems, and nanocontainers using a biomimetic membrane system integrated with functional proteins. Biomimetic membranes can be created with synthetic lipids or block copolymers. These amphiphilic lipids and polymers self-assemble in an aqueous solution either into planar membranes or into vesicles. Using various techniques developed to date, both planar membranes and vesicles can provide versatile and robust platforms for a number of applications. In particular, biomimetic membranes with modified lipids or functional proteins are promising platforms for biosensors. We review recent technologies used to create synthetic biomimetic membranes and their engineered sensors applications.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/7/9530biomimetic membraneslipid bilayerion channel sensors |
| spellingShingle | Young-Rok Kim Sungho Jung Hyunil Ryu Yeong-Eun Yoo Sun Min Kim Tae-Joon Jeon Synthetic Biomimetic Membranes and Their Sensor Applications Sensors biomimetic membranes lipid bilayer ion channel sensors |
| title | Synthetic Biomimetic Membranes and Their Sensor Applications |
| title_full | Synthetic Biomimetic Membranes and Their Sensor Applications |
| title_fullStr | Synthetic Biomimetic Membranes and Their Sensor Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthetic Biomimetic Membranes and Their Sensor Applications |
| title_short | Synthetic Biomimetic Membranes and Their Sensor Applications |
| title_sort | synthetic biomimetic membranes and their sensor applications |
| topic | biomimetic membranes lipid bilayer ion channel sensors |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/7/9530 |
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