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Scaleable micro-cavity bilayer lipid membrane array for parallel ion channel recording

Scaleable micro-cavity bilayer lipid membrane array for parallel ion channel recording
Scaleable micro-cavity bilayer lipid membrane array for parallel ion channel recording
A compact, scalable and high-throughput bilayer ion channel recording platform capable of simultaneous data acquisition from multiple bilayers is presented. Microfluidic chips house micro-cavities over which bilayers are made; each connected to a custom-made compact electronic readout circuit based on ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits). The micro-cavities are fabricated using a simple dry-film resist process on a glass wafer. Single 15 mm × 15 mm glass chips contain four separately addressable bilayers, each with integrated Ag/AgCl electrodes. The number of bilayers is scaled by increasing the number of ASICs and four-cavity chips. Each chip can be cleaned and re-used many times and the cavity-suspended lipid bilayers are stable for up to 10 days. System performance is demonstrated with simultaneous electrical recordings of the ion channels gramicidin A and alpha-hemolysin in multiple bilayers.
bilayer lipid membrane (BLM), ion channel, electrophysiology, parallel platform, micro-cavity, dry film resists
0925-4005
76-82
Saha, Shimul C.
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Thei, Federico
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de Planque, Maurits R.R.
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Morgan, Hywel
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Saha, Shimul C.
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Saha, Shimul C., Thei, Federico, de Planque, Maurits R.R. and Morgan, Hywel (2014) Scaleable micro-cavity bilayer lipid membrane array for parallel ion channel recording. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 199, 76-82. (doi:10.1016/j.snb.2014.03.111).

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Abstract

A compact, scalable and high-throughput bilayer ion channel recording platform capable of simultaneous data acquisition from multiple bilayers is presented. Microfluidic chips house micro-cavities over which bilayers are made; each connected to a custom-made compact electronic readout circuit based on ASICs (Application-Specific Integrated Circuits). The micro-cavities are fabricated using a simple dry-film resist process on a glass wafer. Single 15 mm × 15 mm glass chips contain four separately addressable bilayers, each with integrated Ag/AgCl electrodes. The number of bilayers is scaled by increasing the number of ASICs and four-cavity chips. Each chip can be cleaned and re-used many times and the cavity-suspended lipid bilayers are stable for up to 10 days. System performance is demonstrated with simultaneous electrical recordings of the ion channels gramicidin A and alpha-hemolysin in multiple bilayers.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 8 April 2014
Published date: August 2014
Keywords: bilayer lipid membrane (BLM), ion channel, electrophysiology, parallel platform, micro-cavity, dry film resists
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 363681
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/363681
ISSN: 0925-4005
PURE UUID: 37074aff-998e-465d-9107-1e1bfb67cd08
ORCID for Maurits R.R. de Planque: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-8787-0513
ORCID for Hywel Morgan: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4850-5676

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Date deposited: 30 Mar 2014 11:02
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:18

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Author: Shimul C. Saha
Author: Federico Thei
Author: Maurits R.R. de Planque ORCID iD
Author: Hywel Morgan ORCID iD

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