| AVS 56th International Symposium & Exhibition | |
| Biomaterial Interfaces | Wednesday Sessions |
| Session BI+AS+NS-WeA |
| Session: | Quantitative Nanoscale Sensing at Biosurfaces and Interfaces |
| Presenter: | A. Kunze, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden |
| Authors: | A. Kunze, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden S. Svedhem, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden P. Sjövall, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden B.H. Kasemo, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden |
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The study of the interaction between biomembranes is of great interest for both basic research and applications in biosensing technology. In biological systems the interaction between membranes including transfer of biomolecules plays a pivotal role. For instance, it is central in energy supply to and communication between cells and for the function of a large number of drugs. A controlled transfer of lipid molecules, or other biomolecules, between lipid vesicles (liposomes) and solid supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) provides a new platform for modifying and controlling SLBs that can be used in biosensing technology. Mechanistic studies of this process are furthermore important for the understanding of a number of important biomolecule-membrane and inter-membrane events.
We will present how transfer of biomolecules between an SLB and liposomes can be monitored in real-time giving more insight into the complex mechanism of transfer including influence of electrostatic interaction, ionic strength, phase and molecular structure of lipids, as well as time scale of the transfer process. Recent results show that the interaction process consists of an attachment-transfer-detachment (ATD) sequence, where added liposomes first attach to a preformed SLB, then transfer lipid molecules and eventually detach, leaving behind a compositionally modified SLB and ditto vesicles.[1] We will demonstrate how the ATD process can be used for in situ modifications, changing the membrane composition, e.g. for the formation of a highly stabilized (SDS-resistant) lipid monolayer on TiO2, which can then be used for the reassembly of an SLB.[2] We propose this as a promising method for in situ preparation of asymmetric SLBs.
The main experimental techniques used to study these processes at these interfaces between two biomembranes are the quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation monitoring (QCM-D), t otal internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRF), fluorescence microscopy and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) and optical reflectometry.
[1] Kunze, A.; Svedhem, S.; Kasemo, B. Lipid Transfer between Charged Supported Lipid Bilayers and Oppositely charged Vesicles, Langmuir in press
[2] Kunze, A.; Sjövall, P., Kasemo, B.; Svedhem, S. In situ preparation and modification of supported lipid layers by lipid transfer from vesicles studied by QCM-D and TOF-SIMS, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131:2450-2451, 2009