title: Pure Protein Bilayers and Vesicles from Native Fungal Hydrophobins.
abstract: Pure protein bilayers and vesicles are formed using the native, fungal hydrophobin HFBI. Bilayers with hydrophobic (red) and hydrophilic (blue) core are produced and, depending on the type of core, vesicles in water, oily media, and even in air can be created using microfluidic jetting. Vesicles in water are even able to incorporate functional gramicidin A pores.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Hendrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hähl
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Jose Nabor
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.|Department of Materials Science, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16100, 00076, Aalto, Finland.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Griffo
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16100, 00076, Aalto, Finland.
authors.forename: Päivi
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laaksonen
authors.affiliation: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tietotie 2, 02150, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Géza
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szilvay
authors.affiliation: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Tietotie 2, 02150, Espoo, Finland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lienemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Karin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seemann
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Physics, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany.
authors.forename: Jean-Baptiste
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fleury
mesh_terms: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D009821:Oils; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D014242:Trichoderma; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D009821:Oils; D011506:Proteins; D014867:Water
keywords: bilayers; hydrophobins; proteinosomes; vesicles