Exploring the structure and mechanics of thin supported inverse bicontinuous cubic phase lipid films

Inverse bicontinuous cubic phase membranes are ubiquitous in nature but their properties and functions are still not fully understood. To shed light on this topic, we herein realize thin supported cubic phase lipid films, characterize their structure and provide the first study of the mechanical properties of these non-lamellar architectures. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest.