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| Title |
Nanoplasmonically-Induced Defects in Lipid Membrane Monitored by Ion Current: Transient Nanopores versus Membrane Rupture
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| Published in |
Nano Letters, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1021/nl500907k |
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| Authors |
Raghavendra Palankar, Bat-El Pinchasik, Boris N. Khlebtsov, Tatiana A. Kolesnikova, Helmuth Möhwald, Mathias Winterhalter, Andre G. Skirtach |
| Abstract |
We have developed a nanoplasmonic-based approach to induce nanometer-sized local defects in the phospholipid membranes. Here, gold nanorods and nanoparticles having plasmon resonances in the near-infrared (NIR) spectral range are used as optical absorption centers in the lipid membrane. Defects optically induced by NIR-laser irradiation of gold nanoparticles are continuously monitored by high-precision ion conductance measurement. Localized laser-mediated heating of nanorods and nanoparticle aggregates cause either (a) transient nanopores in lipid membranes or (b) irreversible rupture of the membrane. To monitor transient opening and closing, an electrophysiological setup is assembled wherein a giant liposome is spread over a micrometer hole in a glass slide forming a single bilayer of high Ohmic resistance (so-called gigaseal), while laser light is coupled in and focused on the membrane. The energy associated with the localized heating is discussed and compared with typical elastic parameters in the lipid membranes. The method presented here provides a novel methodology for better understanding of transport across artificial or natural biological membranes. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | 50% |
| Unknown | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 1 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 69 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Korea, Republic of | 1 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Russia | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 61 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 29% |
| Researcher | 12 | 17% |
| Professor | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 6 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Physics and Astronomy | 20 | 29% |
| Engineering | 13 | 19% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 10% |
| Materials Science | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 9 | 13% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 23 July 2014.
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