Challenges and opportunities in achieving the full potential of droplet interface bilayers
| dc.contributor.author | Stephenson, Elanna B. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Korner, Jaime L. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Elvira, Katherine S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-04T18:54:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-04T18:54:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Model membranes can be used to elucidate the intricacies of the chemical processes that occur in cell membranes, but the perfectly biomimetic, yet bespoke, model membrane has yet to be built. Droplet interface bilayers are a new type of model membrane able to mimic some features of real cell membranes better than traditional models, such as liposomes and black lipid membranes. In this Perspective, we discuss recent work in the field that is starting to showcase the potential of these model membranes to enable the quantification of membrane processes, such as the behaviour of protein transporters and the prediction of in vivo drug movement, and their use as scaffolds for electrophysiological measurements. We also highlight the challenges that remain to enable droplet interface bilayers to achieve their full potential as artificial cells, and as biological analytical platforms to quantify molecular transport. | |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Faculty | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | K.S.E. is a Canada Research Chair and a Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Scholar in partnership with the Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation and receives funding from both. E.B.S. and J.L.K. are funded through K.S.E.’s Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery grant. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Stephenson, E. B., Korner, J. L., & Elvira, K. S. (2022). Challenges and opportunities in achieving the full potential of droplet interface bilayers. Nature Chemistry, 14(8), 862–870. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-00989-y | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-00989-y | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/20722 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Nature Chemistry | |
| dc.subject.department | Department of Chemistry | |
| dc.title | Challenges and opportunities in achieving the full potential of droplet interface bilayers | |
| dc.type | Postprint |