Formation of artificial lipid bilayers using droplet dielectrophoresis
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Formation of artificial lipid bilayers using droplet dielectrophoresis.
We describe the formation of artificial bilayer lipid membranes (BLMs) by the controlled, electrical manipulation of aqueous droplets immersed in a lipid-alkane solution. Droplet movement was generated using dielectrophoresis on planar microelectrodes covered in a thin insulator. Droplets, surrounded by lipid monolayers, were brought into contact and spontaneously formed a BLM. The method produ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Lab on a Chip
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1473-0197,1473-0189
DOI: 10.1039/b807374k