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Temperature-Controlled Assembly and Characterization of a Droplet Interface Bilayer
Published on: April 19, 2021
Physical chemistry of biological interfaces: generic and specific roles of soft interlayers
Motomu Tanaka1, Emanuel Schneck, Hiroshi Y Yoshikawa
1Physical Chemistry of Biosystems, Institute of Physical Chemistry, University of Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. tanaka@uni-heidelberg.de
Abstract:
Nature defines the spatial boundaries between different phases using membranes, and the interfacial interactions are mediated by soft biopolymer interlayers that contain various carbohydrates. This Review provides a comprehensive overview on the interplay of generic and specific interactions at cell-cell and cell-tissue interfaces. A focus will be put on the combination of defined model systems, experimental techniques in real- and reciprocal space, and theoretical simulations.
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