Issue 17, 2010

Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

Abstract

Inverse bicontinuous cubic (QII) phases are nanostructured materials formed by lipid self-assembly. We have successfully imaged thin films of hydrated QII 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.

Graphical abstract: Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Feb 2010
Accepted
22 Jun 2010
First published
14 Jul 2010

Soft Matter, 2010,6, 4058-4061

Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

M. Rittman, M. Frischherz, F. Burgmann, P. G. Hartley and A. Squires, Soft Matter, 2010, 6, 4058 DOI: 10.1039/C002968H

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