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- Lasse Hyldgaard Klausen
(Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen)
- Thomas Fuhs
(Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University
Present address: School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, PR China)
- Mingdong Dong
(Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University)
Abstract
Local surface charge density of lipid membranes influences membrane–protein interactions leading to distinct functions in all living cells, and it is a vital parameter in understanding membrane-binding mechanisms, liposome design and drug delivery. Despite the significance, no method has so far been capable of mapping surface charge densities under physiologically relevant conditions. Here, we use a scanning nanopipette setup (scanning ion-conductance microscope) combined with a novel algorithm to investigate the surface conductivity near supported lipid bilayers, and we present a new approach, quantitative surface conductivity microscopy (QSCM), capable of mapping surface charge density with high-quantitative precision and nanoscale resolution. The method is validated through an extensive theoretical analysis of the ionic current at the nanopipette tip, and we demonstrate the capacity of QSCM by mapping the surface charge density of model cationic, anionic and zwitterionic lipids with results accurately matching theoretical values.
Suggested Citation
Lasse Hyldgaard Klausen & Thomas Fuhs & Mingdong Dong, 2016.
"Mapping surface charge density of lipid bilayers by quantitative surface conductivity microscopy,"
Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 7(1), pages 1-10, November.
Handle:
RePEc:nat:natcom:v:7:y:2016:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms12447
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12447
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