Title

Direct printing of self-assembled lipid tubules on substrates

Authors

Authors

Y. Zhao;J. Y. Fang

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Langmuir

Keywords

DNA NANOTUBES; ORDERED ARRAYS; BOLAAMPHIPHILE; NANOFIBERS; MOLECULES; NETWORKS; PATTERNS; NANOSTRUCTURES; AMPHIPHILE; MICROTUBES; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Chemistry, Physical; Materials Science, ; Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Lipid tubules formed by rolled-up bilayer sheets have shown promise in drug delivery systems, nanofluidics, and microelectronics. Here we report a method for directly printing lipid tubules on substrates. Preformed lipid tubules of 1,2-bis(tricosa-10,12-diynoyl)-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine are aligned in the recessed channels of a thin poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) stamp. The aligned lipid tubules then serve as an "ink" for microcontact printing. We demonstrate that two-dimensional (2-D) arrays of aligned lipid tubules can be transferred onto planar, patterned, and curved substrates from the recessed channels of the PDMS stamp by bringing the tubule-inked PDMS stamp into contact with these substrates. We show that the 2-D array of aligned lipid tubules can be transcribed into a 2-D array of aligned silica cylinders through templated sol-gel condensation of tetraethoxysilane.

Journal Title

Langmuir

Volume

24

Issue/Number

9

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

5113

Last Page

5117

WOS Identifier

WOS:000255432000100

ISSN

0743-7463

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