Issue 19, 2013

Lipid nanoscaffolds in carbon nanotube arrays

Abstract

We present the fabrication of lipid nanoscaffolds inside carbon nanotube arrays by employing the nanostructural self-assembly of lipid molecules. The nanoscaffolds are finely tunable into model biomembrane-like architectures (planar), soft nanochannels (cylindrical) or 3-dimensionally ordered continuous bilayer structures (cubic). Carbon nanotube arrays hosting the above nanoscaffolds are formed by packing of highly oriented multiwalled carbon nanotubes which facilitate the alignment of lipid nanostructures without requiring an external force. Furthermore, the lipid nanoscaffolds can be created under both dry and hydrated conditions. We show their direct application in reconstitution of egg proteins. Such nanoscaffolds find enormous potential in bio- and nano-technological fields.

Graphical abstract: Lipid nanoscaffolds in carbon nanotube arrays

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
25 Apr 2013
Accepted
12 Jun 2013
First published
14 Jun 2013

Nanoscale, 2013,5, 8992-9000

Lipid nanoscaffolds in carbon nanotube arrays

C. Paukner, K. K. K. Koziol and C. V. Kulkarni, Nanoscale, 2013, 5, 8992 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR02068A

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