AFM characterization of solid-supported lipid multilayers prepared by Spin-coating (Articolo in rivista)

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  • AFM characterization of solid-supported lipid multilayers prepared by Spin-coating (Articolo in rivista) (literal)
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  • 2005-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 (literal)
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  • 10.1016/j.bbamem.2005.03.007 (literal)
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  • Pompeo G.a; Girasole M.a; Cricenti A.a; Cattaruzza F.b; Flamini A.b; Prosperi T.b; Generosi J.c; Congiu Castellano A.c (2005)
    AFM characterization of solid-supported lipid multilayers prepared by Spin-coating
    in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes
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  • Pompeo G.a; Girasole M.a; Cricenti A.a; Cattaruzza F.b; Flamini A.b; Prosperi T.b; Generosi J.c; Congiu Castellano A.c (literal)
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  • 29 (literal)
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  • 36 (literal)
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  • 1712 (literal)
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  • a CNR-Istituto Di Struttura della Materia-Sezione Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy; b CNR-Istituto di Struttura della Materia-Sezione Montelibretti, Monterotondo (Roma), Italy; c Dipartimento di Fisica, Università “La Sapienza”, Roma, Italy (literal)
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  • AFM characterization of solid-supported lipid multilayers prepared by Spin-coating (literal)
Abstract
  • Lipids are the principal components of biologically relevant structures as cellular membranes. They have been the subject of many studies due to their biological relevance and their potential applications. Different techniques, such as Langmuir–Blodgett and vesicle-fusion deposition, are available to deposit ordered lipid films on etched surfaces. Recently, a new technique of lipid film deposition has been proposed in which stacks of a small and well-controlled number of bilayers are prepared on a suitable substrate using a spin-coater. We studied the morphological properties of multi-layers made of cationic and neutral lipids (DOTAP and DOPC) and mixtures of them using dynamic mode atomic force microscopy (AFM). After adapting and optimizing, the spin-coating technique to deposit lipids on a chemically etched Silicon (1,0,0) substrate, a morphological nanometer-scale characterization of the aforementioned samples has been provided. The AFM study showed that an initial layer of ordered vesicles is formed and, afterward, depending on details of the spin-coating preparation protocol and to the dimension of the silicon substrate, vesicle fusion and structural rearrangements of the lipid layers may occur. The present data disclose the possibility to control the lipid's structures by acting on spin-coating parameters with promising perspectives for novel applications of lipid films (literal)
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