Self-assembled Lipid Structures as Model Systems for Studying Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Cell Membranes

Abstract

This mini review summarizes our recent works in the development of electrical and mechanical characterization tools for cell membranes. These research topics require the application of physical and chemical characterization tools to biological systems, thus are very interdisciplinary.

Keywords

• Electrochemistry
• Lipid nanotube
• Lipid self-assembly
• Mechanochromic polymer
• Pore-forming peptide