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Recent Progress in the Application of Atomic Force Microscopy for Supported Lipid Bilayers
Author(s) -
Zhong Jian,
He Dang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201102831
Subject(s) - lipid bilayer , atomic force microscopy , nanomechanics , model lipid bilayer , nanotechnology , membrane , biological membrane , microscopy , bilayer , chemistry , materials science , biophysics , chemical physics , lipid bilayer phase behavior , physics , biology , biochemistry , optics
Abstract In the past two decades, atomic force microscopy has been widely used for studying supported lipid bilayer related research, including the structure and dynamics of membranes and membrane proteins, and the interaction of membranes with chemical and biological molecules. The focus of this minireview is on the recent progress in the application of atomic force microscopy for supported lipid bilayers. Such progress mainly includes the application in the following aspects: submolecular‐resolution imaging, in situ observation, and nanomechanics measurement.