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US 8,784,929 B2Granted
Bilayers
AssigneeIsis Innovation Limited
InventorsMark Ian Wallace, Andrew John Heron, Matthew Alexander Holden
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Abstract
A method for producing a bilayer of amphipathic molecules comprising providing a hydrated support and providing a hydrophilic body, and bringing the hydrated support and hydrophilic body into contact to form a bilayer of amphipathic molecules. A bilayer produced by the method of the invention, and uses of the bilayer.
Claims21
A method for producing a bilayer of amphipathic molecules comprising the steps of:
- (i) providing a hydrated support in a hydrophobic medium, wherein a first monolayer of amphipathic molecules is present on the surface of the hydrated support;
- (ii) providing a hydrophilic body in a hydrophobic medium, wherein a second monolayer of amphipathic molecules is present on the surface of the hydrophilic body;
- and
- (iii) bringing the first monolayer and the second monolayer into contact to form a bilayer of amphipathic molecules,
- wherein either:
- (a) the hydrophobic medium in which the hydrated support is provided contains amphipathic molecules and the hydrophobic medium in which the hydrophilic body is provided contains amphipathic molecules;
- or (b) the hydrated support contains amphipathic molecules and the hydrophilic body contains amphipathic molecules.
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