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Air-exposure technique for the formation of artificial lipid bilayers in microsystems.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17585789     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
To develop a reliable method for on-chip bilayer lipid membrane (BLM) formation, which could be employed for use in a biosensor array platform, a polymer microfluidic device has been constructed, and the formation of suspended BLMs within it has been investigated. A simple, yet reproducible BLM formation protocol has been developed, in which a brief air-exposure period is employed to induce the rapid thinning of an initially thick lipid-solvent layer. The technique is rapid, reproducible, and amenable to the simple injection of proteins or analytes, as well as to buffer exchange on both sides of the membrane. Scaling up the technique for use in an array platform is also straightforward, the simultaneous formation of three individually addressable BLMs being demonstrated.
Authors:
Mairi E Sandison; Michele Zagnoni; Hywel Morgan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-06-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids     Volume:  23     ISSN:  0743-7463     ISO Abbreviation:  Langmuir     Publication Date:  2007 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-07-10     Completed Date:  2007-10-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9882736     Medline TA:  Langmuir     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  8277-84     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom. mes@ecs.soton.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Air
Biosensing Techniques*
Lipid Bilayers*
Microfluidic Analytical Techniques*
Phase Transition*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Lipid Bilayers

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