Anodic aluminium oxide (AAO) has been investigated and utilized in numerous products for
almost a century. But the rapidly increasing interest in nanoscale materials and their …

Biosensors and other biological platform technologies require the functionalization of their
surface with receptors to enhance affinity and selectivity. Control over the functionalization …

In this review, membrane-functionalized pore arrays and pore-spanning membranes are
revisited as versatile tools in biophysical research. Pore-spanning membranes can be …

Understanding the interrelation between surface chemistry of colloidal particles and surface
adsorption of biomolecules is a crucial prerequisite for the design of materials for …

Modifying inorganic surfaces with covalently attached organic molecules can be useful to
fabricate biomimetic lipid membrane coatings on otherwise intractable surfaces for various …

We report on the successful replication of the smallest pores in anodized aluminum oxide
(AAO) via the layer-by-layer (LBL) deposition of polyelectrolytes to date to yield free …

The integration of supported lipid membranes with surface-based nanoplasmonic arrays
provides a powerful sensing approach to investigate biointerfacial phenomena at membrane …

A polyelectrolyte–surfactant complex, polyallylamine–dodecylsulfate system, is presented as
an alternative method for the modification of membranes. Due its chemical structure, the …

In this study the effect of surface modification of mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) on
its adsorption capacities and protein stability after immobilization of beta-lactoglobulin B …

The passage of solutes across a lipid membrane plays a central role in many cellular
processes. However, the investigation of transport processes remains a serious challenge in …