Towards simultaneous electrical and optical investigation of BLMS using a novel microfluidic device

Uitert van, Iris and Cesa, Yanina and Boer de, Hans and Bomer, Johan and Bennink, Martin and Le Gac, Séverine and Berg van den, Albert (2008) Towards simultaneous electrical and optical investigation of BLMS using a novel microfluidic device. In: 12th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, 12-16 Oct 2008, San Diego, California.

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Abstract:	We firstly describe the influence of the phospholipid (PL) composition of bilayer lipid membrane on their electrical properties: (i) the more unsaturations in the tail, the earlier the BLM breakdown and (ii) the bulkier the head group, the less stable the membrane. Secondly, we design and fabricate novel devices that couple such electri-cal characterization to optical investigation and that enable the preparation of asym-metrical membranes: a “macro” device including a drilled PMMA plate as well as microfluidic device consisting of a glass-teflon foil-glass sandwich.
Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW) Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science (EEMCS)
Research Group:	Nano-Biophysics (NBP) Biomedical and Environmental Sensor systems (BIOS)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/65349
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