Droplet bilayers
US8293339B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01J2219/00734
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides methods and apparatuses for making an artificial, amphiphilic bilayer using aqueous micro-droplets (1-1,000 um dia) in a water-immiscible solvent, wherein immediately surrounding each droplet is a monolayer of amphiphilic molecules; the general method comprising: juxtapositioning the droplets with a focused laser beam such that the monolayers merge to create a bilayer of the amphiphilic molecules between the droplets.
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