C-MIT Seminar Series: Dr. Babak Sanii

“Scalable biomembrane manufacturing”

Abstract: Supported phospholipid bilayers are a useful laboratory platform to study some lipid dynamics and protein interactions. Their utility beyond the laboratory (e.g., water filtration) is an open question in part because producing supported lipid bilayers has at times been deemed an artform. In our labs we are developing technologies to reliably manufacture supported lipid bilayers. In this talk I will discuss rapid prototyping approaches to forming spatially complex biomembranes, and key technologies to enable roll-to-roll processing, patterned printing and membrane transportation/shipment.

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