Title :
Electroformation of solvent-free lipid membranes over microaperture array
Author :
Kuribayashi, K. ; Takeuchi, S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo
Abstract :
We propose a method of the preparation for solvent-free lipid membranes over an array of micrometer-sized apertures from patterned lipid films using electroformation. We utilize micro-patterned Parylene masks to generate this array of micro-patterned lipid membranes over the array of apertures. By micropatterning the surface in this manner, we form uniformly-sized dome-shaped bilayers.
Keywords :
bioMEMS; biomembranes; lipid bilayers; electroformation; micro aperture array; micrometer-sized apertures; micropatterned parylene masks; patterned lipid films; solvent-free lipid membrane preparation; uniformly-sized dome-shaped bilayers; Apertures; Biomembranes; Chromium; Electrodes; Gold; Lipidomics; Proteins; Semiconductor films; Solvents; Substrates;
Conference_Titel :
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2008. MEMS 2008. IEEE 21st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tucson, AZ
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1792-6
Electronic_ISBN :
1084-6999
DOI :
10.1109/MEMSYS.2008.4443651
