Key publications on the formation of supported lipid bilayers

Bilayer formation from vesicles has long been known to occur on glass surfaces, but the mechanism was for a long time unknown.

By QCM-D measurements, a major step was taken in the understanding of the bilayer formation process and regarding the possibilities to control the process on different surfaces and for different lipids.

Here, we list 8 key publications on the fundamentals of the bilayer formation process.