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Lipid-Protein Membrane Structure-Function Characterization using Droplet Interface Bilayers
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2026
An experimental protocol is presented to assemble, electrically stimulate, and analyze gramicidin A-doped droplet interface bilayers. Lipid-protein structure-function relationships are quantified by measuring changes in membrane area, ionic flux, and single-channel conductance, and relating these responses to plasticity-like changes in ionic conduction in a membrane model inspired by electrical synapses.
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Temperature-Controlled Assembly and Characterization of a Droplet Interface Bilayer
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2021
This protocol details the use of a feedback temperature-controlled heating system to promote lipid monolayer assembly and droplet interface bilayer formation for lipids with elevated melting temperatures, and capacitance measurements to characterize temperature-driven changes in the membrane.
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Protein-protein Interfaces
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2020
Many proteins form complexes to carry out their functions, making protein-protein interactions (PPIs) essential for an organism's survival. Most PPIs are stabilized by numerous weak noncovalent chemical forces. The physical shape of the interfaces determines the way two proteins interact. Many globular proteins have closely-matching shapes on their surfaces, which form a large number of weak bonds. Additionally, many PPIs occur between two helices or between a surface cleft and a polypeptide...
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Characterization of the Sense of Agency over the Actions of Neural-machine Interface-operated Prostheses
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2019
Here we present a protocol which characterizes the sense of agency developed over the control of sensate virtual or robotic prosthetic hands. Psychophysical questionnaires are employed to capture the explicit experience of agency, and time interval estimates (intentional binding) are employed to implicitly measure the sense of agency.
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Analysis of Contact Interfaces for Single GaN Nanowire Devices
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2013
A technique was developed that removes Ni/Au contact metal films from their substrate to allow for the examination and characterization of the contact/substrate and contact/NW interfaces of single GaN nanowire devices.
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The analysis links features at a boundary, such as composition, morphology, defects, or reactions, with measurable behavior including adhesion, diffusion, electrical response, and failure. Microscopy can reveal physical structure, while spectroscopy and surface analysis identify chemical changes. Mechanical testing then shows how those features affect performance, allowing engineers to connect observations with reliability or degradation.
Defects and reactions can change how materials transfer load, species, or electrical signals across a boundary. Their effects may appear as reduced adhesion, altered diffusion, changed electrical behavior, or premature failure. Detecting these changes helps distinguish whether a problem originates from material selection, processing, environmental exposure, or mechanical loading, which supports more targeted design improvements.
Each method supplies a different type of evidence rather than measuring the complete interface alone. Microscopy examines morphology, spectroscopy and surface analysis address composition or chemical state, and mechanical testing evaluates functional response. Using these results together makes it possible to relate a visible or chemical interfacial feature to adhesion, failure, electrical behavior, or another engineering outcome.
Interfacial behavior can change when an engineered system experiences relevant environmental conditions or mechanical loading. These conditions may expose reactions, defects, or degradation that are not evident in an unstressed or unexposed state. Characterizing interfaces under representative conditions therefore improves reliability assessment by showing how structure and properties evolve during actual service-related challenges.
A useful workflow begins by identifying the interface property or failure question, then selecting complementary measurements from microscopy, spectroscopy, surface analysis, and mechanical testing. Samples should be examined in conditions relevant to the intended application when possible. The resulting structural, compositional, and performance data can then be compared to identify causes of behavior and guide process optimization.
Engineers can apply the approach when interfacial behavior controls adhesion, durability, load transfer, or failure in a material system. For coatings, composites, and bonded assemblies, measurements can reveal defects, reactions, or changes associated with processing and service conditions. The findings support material selection, optimization of fabrication processes, and evaluation of whether an interface meets reliability requirements.
In semiconductor junctions, interfacial measurements help examine features related to composition and electrical behavior. In biomaterials, they can be used to study boundaries whose properties influence performance and compatibility within the engineered system. Across both areas, combining structural, surface, chemical, and mechanical evidence helps researchers evaluate interfaces rather than relying on bulk material properties alone.