Recorded webinar

Combining QCM-D and neutron reflectometry to develop tuneable membrane biomimetics

This webinar provides an in-depth overview of how neutron scattering, particularly neutron reflectometry, can be combined with QCM-D (Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation) to study advanced biomimetic membrane systems.

The speaker, Dr. Luke Clifton focuses on the benefits of using neutrons to probe the molecular structure of biological membranes, the development of self-assembling, tunable floating supported bilayers, and the incorporation of integral membrane proteins into these systems for high-precision biophysical studies.

Webinar details

  • Originally aired
    December 20, 2023
  • Length
    26 min
  • Presentation by
    Dr. Luke Clifton
  • Technologies
    QCM-D
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Biomembrane

In this webinar:

  • Introduction to Neutron Scattering and it's unique advantages

  • Combining neutron reflectometry with QCM-D to enhance biomolecular membrane studies

  • Development of self-assembled, tunable floating supported bilayers as membrane models
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Presentation by Dr. Luke Clifton

Dr. Luke Clifton is from the Rutherford Hamilton laboratory at the STFC in Oxford.

Luke completed his PhD in biophysical chemistry at the University of Redding in 2008 and he joined the ISIS Paul Smutron and LeonSource at Rutherford, Appleton, laboratory that year.

In these roles, Luke has developed multiple novel biomembrane sample systems and uses these to answer applied questions of membrane biology. This research has provided impactful findings in diverse areas such as antimicrobial resistance, cancer, food, security, and biomembrane, hemopneumostasis.

He has published over 70 research articles including a series of review articles and book chapters on the application of neutron scattering techniques to the biological sciences.

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