Droplet networks with incorporated protein diodes show collective properties.

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Recently, we demonstrated that submicrolitre aqueous droplets submerged in an apolar liquid containing lipid can be tightly connected by means of lipid bilayers to form networks. Droplet interface bilayers have been used for rapid screening of membrane proteins and to form asymmetric bilayers with which to examine the fundamental properties of channels and pores. Networks, meanwhile, have been used to form microscale batteries and to detect light. Here, we develop an engineered protein pore w...

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Authors: Maglia, G; Heron, A; Hwang, W; Holden, M; Mikhailova, E

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Nature nanotechnology
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 437-440
• Publication date: 2009-07-01
• DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2009.121
• EISSN: 1748-3395
• ISSN: 1748-3387
• Language: English
• Keywords: Microfluidic Analytical Techniques; Bacterial Toxins; Ion Channels; Electrochemistry; Lipid Bilayers; Electrodes; Hemolysin Proteins; Nanotechnology