Optically assembled droplet interface bilayer (OptiDIB) networks from cell-sized microdroplets.

Soft Matter

Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. and Institute of Chemical Biology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road South Kensington, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.

Published: September 2016

We report a new platform technology to systematically assemble droplet interface bilayer (DIB) networks in user-defined 3D architectures from cell-sized droplets using optical tweezers. Our OptiDIB platform is the first demonstration of optical trapping to precisely construct 3D DIB networks, paving the way for the development of a new generation of modular bio-systems.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6sm01357kDOI Listing

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