Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

Martyn Rittman; Martina Frischherz; Flame Burgmann; Patrick Gordon Hartley; Adam M Squires

doi:10.1039/c002968h

Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

Martyn Rittman, Martina Frischherz, Flame Burgmann, Patrick Gordon Hartley, Adam M Squires

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4058-4061
Number of pages	4
Journal	Soft Matter
Volume	6
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c002968h
Publication status	Published - 7 Sept 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

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