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ArticleChemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry2026

Mimicking Cellular Membranes With Micropatterned Lipid Bilayers.

Thuy An Nguyen, Zexi Xu, Petra Schwille

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Article in Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Mimicking Cellular Membranes With Micropatterned Lipid Bilayers.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Thuy An NguyenDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.
Zexi XuDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.
Petra SchwilleDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biophysics, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6106-4847

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 521256690International Max Planck Research School for Molecules of LifeMax Planck-Bristol Centre for Minimal Biology
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studying the role of membranes in cell biophysics requires experimental models which faithfully capture the compositional and topological complexity of cellular structures. This is particularly important for membrane structures that are just at the limit of, or even below optical resolution, such as bacterial cells. Micropatterning is one of the key enabling technologies for the precise manipulation of compositional heterogeneity, morphology, and topography in artificial membranes, bringing in vitro models closer to cellular reality. This perspective highlights recent works which implement micropatterning to mimic cellular membranes and discuss how cellular mechanisms, specifically bacterial ones, may be addressed through the replication of membrane heterogeneity, confinement, and nano- and microscale topographical features. It spotlights micropatterning as an invaluable tool for quantitative studies to dissect the topological determinants of cellular function. A thorough understanding of these will lay the foundation for increasingly complex systems to be reconstructed in vitro.

Indexed as

Biomimetic MaterialsCell MembraneLipid BilayersLipid Bilayerscellular membranemicrofabricationmicropatterningsupported lipid bilayersynthetic biology

Identifiers

PMID42629628
PMCPMC13498719

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