Groove-spanning behavior of lipid membranes on microfabricated silicon substrates
We report on a spreading behavior of phospholipid membranes that arise from a lump of phospholipid (a lipid source) on topographically patterned substrates immersed in an aqueous solution. Microgrooves with well-defined shapes were prepared on Si111 surfaces by anisotropic etching in an alkaline sol...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 21(2005), 14 vom: 05. Juli, Seite 6487-94 |
|---|---|
| 1. Verfasser: | |
| Weitere Verfasser: | |
| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
2005
|
| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Lipid Bilayers Membranes, Artificial Silicon Z4152N8IUI |
| Zusammenfassung: | We report on a spreading behavior of phospholipid membranes that arise from a lump of phospholipid (a lipid source) on topographically patterned substrates immersed in an aqueous solution. Microgrooves with well-defined shapes were prepared on Si111 surfaces by anisotropic etching in an alkaline solution. A spreading front that consists of membrane lobes and a single lipid bilayer was observed on the patterned silicon substrates by utilizing fluorescence interference contrast (FLIC) microscopy. FLIC images indicate that the membrane lobes span the microgrooves, while the underlying single lipid bilayer spread along the surface of the microgrooves. In fact, fluorescent polystyrene nanoparticles could be encapsulated in the microgrooves that were completely covered with the membrane lobes. The groove-spanning behavior of membrane lobes is discussed in terms of a balance between adhesion and bending energies of lipid bilayers |
|---|---|
| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 21.08.2006 Date Revised 21.11.2013 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1520-5827 |