Barriers including cross-linked amphiphilic molecules, and methods of making the same
AssigneeIllumina, Inc.
InventorsAntonio Conde-Gonzalez, Charlotte Vacogne, Istvan Kocsis, Alexandre Richez, Oliver Uttley, Miguel Angel Aleman Garcia, Yuliia Vyborna
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Abstract
Barriers including crosslinked amphiphilic molecules, and methods of making the same, are provided herein. In some examples, a barrier between first and second fluids includes at least one layer comprising a plurality of amphiphilic molecules. Amphiphilic molecules of the plurality of amphiphilic molecules are crosslinked to one another.
Claims16
A barrier between first and second fluids, the barrier comprising:
- at least one layer comprising a plurality of amphiphilic molecules,
- wherein amphiphilic molecules of the plurality of amphiphilic molecules comprise at least one hydrophobic block coupled to at least one hydrophilic block at an interface and are crosslinked to one another at the interface.
A barrier between first and second fluids, the barrier comprising:
- at least one layer comprising a plurality of amphiphilic molecules,
- wherein the amphiphilic molecules comprise at least one hydrophobic block coupled to at least one hydrophilic block at an interface and further comprise reactive moieties to perform a crosslinking reaction with one another at the interface.
A method of forming a barrier between first and second fluids, the method comprising:
- forming at least one layer comprising a plurality of amphiphilic molecules, wherein the amphiphilic molecules comprise at least one hydrophobic block coupled to at least one hydrophilic block at an interface and further comprise reactive moieties;
- using crosslinking reactions of the reactive moieties to crosslink amphiphilic molecules of the plurality to one another at the interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.