A novel fusion assay based on pore-spanning membranes has overcome the drawbacks of black lipid- and solid supported-membranes. This assay was able to monitor the calcium ion mediated fusion of lipid membranes, an important process in biology.
Scanning ion conductance microscopy investigated the change in morphology of the pore membrane after coating of the pore holes by the lipids.
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Ines Höfer and Claudia Steinem, Soft Matter, 2011, (Advance Article), DOI: 10.1039/C0SM01429J, Communication
