Abstract
We examined the robustness of suspended bilayer lipid membranes (BLMs), aiming for portable sensor systems. BLMs are highly likely to rapture at their natural frequencies, therefore the natural frequencies of BLMs need to be set above the frequencies of vibration that the sensor experience during operation. We used a micro split-and-contact device to form BLMs with good reproducibility and applied the device to vibration tests to deduce the natural frequency, where we investigated the BLMs area and the incorporation of a nanopore-forming protein into BLMs. We conclude that larger BLMs area and the protein incorporation decreases the natural frequency of BLMs.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 |
| Publisher | Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society |
| Pages | 701-702 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780979806476 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 - San Antonio, United States Duration: 2014 Oct 26 → 2014 Oct 30 |
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| Other | 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | San Antonio |
| Period | 14/10/26 → 14/10/30 |
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Keywords
- Membrane stability
- Natural frequency
- Vibration test
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
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Zaleha, L. N. S., Osaki, T., Kawano, R., Kamiya, K., Miki, N., & Takeuchi, S. (2014). Robustness of suspended bilayer lipid membrane for portable sensor applications. In 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, MicroTAS 2014 (pp. 701-702). Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society.