1. [48] Planar lipid bilayer membranes
- Author
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Andreoli Te
- Subjects
Cell membrane ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Membrane ,Chemistry ,Bilayer ,medicine ,Biophysics ,Analytical chemistry ,Electrical measurements ,Lipid bilayer ,Planar lipid bilayer ,Molecular conformation - Abstract
Publisher Summary This paper provides a summary of relevant methodology for the formation and study of planar lipid bilayer membranes. Particular attention is directed to methodological considerations common to many studies with bilayer membranes, including: the lipid solutions used to form membranes; experimental chambers; tracer flux techniques; osmotic volume flow measurements; electrical measurements; thickness determinations; and, some of the permeability characteristics of bilayer membranes and their modification by certain antibiotics. In this connection, it should be noted that a number of different methods for generating and studying lipid bilayer have been published. Many of these techniques represent manipulative rather than conceptual modifications of the original Mueller-Rudin experiment.
- Published
- 1974