Model lipid bilayer
（重定向自Model membrane）
![Schematic of a painted bilayer experiment. A sheet of plastic with a small hole in the center separates the two sides of the chamber. The bilayer is formed across this hole, separating the two chambers. The electrical properties of the bilayer can be measured by putting an electrode into each side of the chamber.](/Images/godic/202501/27/Black_lipid_membrane.svg1538.png")
![Diagram of a supported bilayer](/Images/godic/202501/27/Supported_bilayer.svg1538.png")
![Fluorescence micrograph of a supported bilayer on a substrate that has been patterned with a corral. This substrate was then sequentially exposed to two different populations of lipids (dyed red and green). Although the populations were kept largely separated there was some intermixing at the interface as seen from the color gradient.](/Images/godic/202501/27/Mixed_lipid_corral1539.jpg")
![Diagram showing formation of t-BLM.](/Images/godic/202501/27/T-BLM1539.png")
A model lipid bilayer is any bilayer assembled in vitro, as opposed to the bilayer of natural cell membranes or covering various sub-cellular structures like the nucleus. A model bilayer can be made with either synthetic or natural lipids. The simplest model systems contain only a single pure synthetic lipid. More physiologically relevant model bilayers can be made with mixtures of several synthetic or natural lipids.