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Artificial cell membranes for studying membrane proteins

A lipid bilayer constructed on a silicon wafer provides a model platform for studying movement of ions across cell membranes

Viewing the bilayer hydrocarbon core using neutron diffraction

Membrane proteins fold, assemble and function within the native fluid lipid environment. Structural studies of lipid membranes are thus key to understanding function. A simple approach has been developed to visualize the hydrocarbon core of membranes.

Dynamics of cell detachment

A new technique - programmed sub-cellular release - enables quantitative studies of cell detachment, which is central to a broad range of physio-pathological processes.

Facile modification of collagen directed by collagen mimetic peptides

Collagen mimetic peptides provide a new way to modify the functionality of collagen.