Direct measurement of chain order in single lipid mono- and bilayers with multiplex CARS

Autor: Michiel Müller, George W. H. Wurpel, Juleon M. Schins
Přispěvatelé: Molecular Cytology (SILS, FNWI)
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: The journal of Physical Chemistry. B, 108, 3400-3403. American Chemical Society
ISSN: 1520-6106
Popis: We present direct measurements of the thermodynamic state of single phospholipid mono- and bilayers based on the intrinsic vibrational properties of the molecules. The increased, shot-noise limited, sensitivity of multiplex coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering permits the acquisition of vibrational spectra of single lipid bilayers with a signal-to-noise ratio of 4 in 20 ms. The lipid chain order for both liquid-crystalline and gel phase supported lipid bilayers is determined. Using deuterated lipids, vibrational spectra can be measured selectively in either of the leaflets of an asymmetric bilayer.
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