Sol-gel encapsulation of lipid vesicles, lipid membranes and proteins

A lipid vesicle composition comprising:

• a plurality of silyl lipid molecules wherein said silyl lipid molecules further comprise at least one silanol group;
• wherein the at least one silanol groups of said plurality of silyl lipid molecules are Joined together via siloxane bonds, which is encapsulated by an inorganic-organic hybrid mixture sol-gel or uniform sol-gel, further comprising phospholipid vesicles.

A composition comprising:

• an upper layer of encapsulation material, a lipid monolayer, bilayer or multilayer membrane, and a lower layer of supporting substrate or encapsulation material, said membrane having the composition of a Langmuir lipid membrane composition comprising:
• a plurality of silyl lipid molecules wherein said silyl lipid molecules further comprise at least one silanol group;
• wherein the silanol groups are joined together via siloxane bonds, and being positioned between said upper layer of encapsulation material and said lower layer of supporting substrate or encapsulation material.

A lipid vesicle composition comprising:

• a plurality of silyl lipid molecules wherein said silyl lipid molecules further comprise at least one silanol group;
• wherein the at least one silanol groups of said plurality of silyl lipid molecules are joined together via siloxane bonds, further comprising a phospholipid.

A Langmuir lipid membrane composition comprising:

• a plurality of silyl lipid molecules wherein said silyl lipid molecules further comprise at least one silanol group;
• wherein the silanol groups are joined together via siloxane bonds, further comprising phospholipid.

A lipid vesicle composition comprising cross-linked silyl lipid, said composition comprising siloxane bonds, further comprising a phospholipid.