Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

Rittman, M., Frischherz, M., Burgmann, F., Hartley, P. G. and Squires, A. (2010) Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy. Soft Matter, 6 (17). pp. 4058-4061. ISSN 1744-683X doi: 10.1039/c002968h

Abstract/Summary

Inverse bicontinuous cubic (Q(II)) phases are nanostructured materials formed by lipid self-assembly. We have successfully imaged thin films of hydrated Q(II) phases from two different systems using AFM. The images show periodic arrays of water channels with spacing and symmetry consistent with published SAXS data on the bulk materials.

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Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
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