Electrical monitoring of gel-protected bilayer lipid membranes using a bipotentiostat

被引:3
作者
Beddow, JA [1 ]
Peterson, IR [1 ]
Heptinstall, J [1 ]
Walton, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Coventry Univ, Ctr Mol & Biomol Elect, NES, Coventry CV1 5FB, W Midlands, England
来源
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SENSOR TECHNOLOGY (ISTC 2001), PROCEEDINGS | 2001年 / 4414卷
关键词
bilayer; gel-protected; bipotentiostat; four-electrode; biosensor; glycerol; 1-monoleate; valinomycin;
D O I
10.1117/12.440153
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Electrically monitored lipid bilayer membranes, protected from mechanical damage and contact with low-energy liquids by a hydrogel layer, show promise in biosensing applications. We describe the principle and implementation of a bipotentiostatic circuit for the measurement of both resistance and capacitance of gel-protected membranes. We report measurements taken using the bipotentiostat of membranes formed using glycerol 1-monooleate, and the response of these membranes to the ionophore, valinomycin.
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页码:62 / 69
页数:8
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