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Ion-encapsulating dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine (DPPC) liposomes can be functionalized with antibodies and are stable in deionized water yet become permeable for ion release upon heating, making them ideal reporters for electrical biosensing of surface-immobilized antigens. We demonstrate the quantification of these liposomes by real-time impedance measurements and the detection of HIV, which we have selected as a problem to target in the development of this platform, which ultimately can be applied more broadly to other biomolecules and antigens. 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