@inproceedings{2d3f8e3d89b84616a1a0c6f98f4c8cb8,
title = "Probing lipid membranes and ion channels with high frequency spectroscopy",
abstract = "A coplanar waveguide defined on a glass chip is integrated within a microfluidic cartridge to allow for high-frequency testing of lipid bilayer membranes. The membranes are carefully deposited on the circuit using a solvent exchange method or, alternatively, vesicle fusion. The quality of the lipid bilayer membranes is controlled by fluorescence microscopy and scanning probe techniques. The deposition of the bilayers results in a significant change in the high frequency transmission properties of the circuit. We also embed alamethicin, a model ion channel forming peptide, in the bilayers in order to quantify the influence of channel charging events on the overall impedance.",
keywords = "High frequency, Impedance spectroscopy, Ion channels, Lipid bilayers, Nanobiotechnology",
author = "Michael Olapinski and Andrea Bruggemann and Michael George and Stephan Manus and Niels Fertig and Simmel, {Friedrich C.}",
year = "2004",
language = "English",
isbn = "0780385365",
series = "2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology",
pages = "565--567",
booktitle = "2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology",
note = "2004 4th IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology ; Conference date: 16-08-2004 Through 19-08-2004",
}