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Three Dimensional Nano "Langmuir Trough" for Lipid Studies

Chen, Yixing  
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Jena, Kailash C.
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Luetgebaucks, Cornelis  
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2015
Nano Letters

A three-dimensional-phospholipid monolayer with tunable molecular structure was created on the surface of oil nanodroplets from a mixture of phospholipids, oil, and water. This simple nanoemulsion preparation technique generates an in situ prepared membrane model system with controllable molecular surface properties that resembles a lipid droplet. The molecular interfacial structure of such a nanoscopic system composed of hexadecane, 1,2-dihexadecanoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC), and water was determined using vibrational sum frequency scattering and second harmonic scattering techniques. The droplet surface structure of DPPC can be tuned from a tightly packed liquid condensed phase like monolayer to a more dilute one that resembles the liquid condensed/liquid expanded coexistence phase by varying the DPPC/oil/water ratio. The tunability of the chemical structure, the high surface-to-volume ratio, and the small sample volume make this system an ideal model membrane for biochemical research.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b02143
Web of Science ID

WOS:000359613700106

Author(s)
Chen, Yixing  
Jena, Kailash C.
Luetgebaucks, Cornelis  
Okur, Halil I.  
Roke, Sylvie  
Date Issued

2015

Publisher

Amer Chemical Soc

Published in
Nano Letters
Volume

15

Issue

8

Start page

5558

End page

5563

Subjects

Lipids

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Langmuir monolayers

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emulsion

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sum frequency generation

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second harmonic generation

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lipid droplets

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REVIEWED

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September 28, 2015
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