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Influence of Anchor Lipids on the Homogeneity and Mobility of Lipid Bilayers on Thin Polymer Films
Author(s) -
Beyer Dierk,
Elender Gunther,
Knoll Wolfgang,
Kühner Martin,
Maus Steffen,
Ringsdorf Helmut,
Sackmann Erich
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199616821
Subject(s) - lipid bilayer , monolayer , polymer , homogeneity (statistics) , membrane , biological membrane , bilayer , chemistry , lipid bilayer phase behavior , materials science , chemical engineering , biophysics , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , biochemistry , biology , statistics , mathematics , engineering
Polymer‐supported lipid bilayers on solid substrates are of particular interest for the investigation of membrane proteins. A great improvement in the homogeneity of such lipid bilayers can be obtained by the introduction of “anchor lipids” into the monolayer facing the substrate. The resulting attached lipid bilayers (tethered supported bilayers) like that shown schematically on the right are interesting biomembrane models.