Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

Martyn Rittman; Martina Frischherz; Flame Burgmann; Patrick G. Hartley; Adam Squires

doi:10.1039/c002968h

Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

Martyn Rittman
, Martina Frischherz
, Flame Burgmann
, Patrick G. Hartley
, Adam Squires

Department of Chemistry

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Abstract

Inverse bicontinuous cubic (QII) phases are nanostructured materials formed by lipid self-assembly. We have successfully imaged thin films of hydrated QII 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
Journal	Soft Matter
Volume	6
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c002968h
Publication status	Published - 14 Jul 2010

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Direct visualisation of lipid bilayer cubic phases using Atomic Force Microscopy

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