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    Effects of valinomycin doping on the electrical and structural properties of planar lipid bilayers supported on polyelectrolyte multilayers

    Year: 2021

    Journal: Bioelectrochemistry, Volume 138, APR

    Authors: Gutierrez-Pineda, Eduart; Andreozzi, Patrizia; Diamanti, Eleftheria; Anguiano, Ramiro; Ziolo, Ronald F.; Moya, Sergio E.; Rodriguez-Presa, Maria Jose; Gervasi, Claudio A.

    Organizations: Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad, gobierno de Espana [MAT2017-88752-R]; Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence Program from the Spanish State Research Agency [MDM-2017-0720]

    Keywords: Supported lipid bilayers; Polyelectrolyte Multilayers; Ionophore; Valinomycin; Impedance spectroscopy; Sensing

    Supported Lipid Bilayers (SLBs) on Polyelectrolyte Multilayers (PEMs) have large potential as models for developing sensor devices. SLBs can be designed with receptors and channels, which benefit from the biological environment of the lipid layers, to create a sensing interface for ions and biomarkers. PEMs assembled by the Layer-by-Layer (LBL) technique and used as supports for a lipid bilayer enable an easy integration of the bilayer on almost any surface and device. For electrochemical sensors, LBL assembly enables nanoscale tunable separation of the lipid bilayer from the electrode surface, avoiding undesired effects of the electrode surface on the lipid bilayers. We study the fabrication of valinomycin-doped SLBs on PEMs as a model system for biophysical studies and for selective ion sensing. SLBs are fabricated from dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC) and dioleoylphosphatidylserine (DOPS) 50:50 vesicles doped with valinomycin, as a K+-selective carrier. SLBs were deposited on electrodes coated with poly(allyl amine hydrochloride) (PAH) and poly(styrene sodium sulfonate) (PSS) multilayers. Lipid bilayer formation was monitored by using Quartz Crystal Microbalance with Dissipation (QCMD) technique and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiometric measurements were performed to assess K+ selectivity over other ions and the potential of valinomycin-doped SLBs for K+-sensing. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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