Supported Lipid Bilayer Self-Spreading on a Nanostructured Silicon Surface
Langmuir2006Vol. 23(2), pp. 367–371
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Abstract
We report on the self-spreading behavior of a supported lipid bilayer (SLB) on a silicon surface with various 100 nm nanostructures. SLBs have been successfully grown from a small spot of a lipid molecule source both on a flat surface and uneven surfaces with 100 nm up-and-down nanostructures. After an hour, the self-spreading SLB forms a large circle or an ellipse depending on the nanostructure pattern. The results are explained by a model that shows that a single-layer SLB grows along the nanostructured surfaces. The model is further supported by a quantitative analyses of our data. We also discuss the stability of the SLB on nanostructured surfaces in terms of the balance between its bending and adhesion energies.
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