Issue 22, 2012

A new strategy for imaging biomolecular events through interactions between liquid crystals and oil-in-water emulsions

Abstract

In this study, we demonstrate a new strategy to image biomolecular events through interactions between liquid crystals (LCs) and oil-in-water emulsions. The optical response had a dark appearance when a nematic LC, 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB), is in contact with emulsion droplets of glyceryl trioleate (GT). In contrast, the optical response had a bright appearance when 5CB is in contact with GT emulsions decorated with surfactants such as sodium oleate. Since lipase can hydrolyze GT and produce oleic acid, the optical response also displays a bright appearance after 5CB has been in contact with a mixture of lipase and GT emulsions. These results indicate the feasibility of monitoring biomolecular events through interactions between LCs and oil-in-water emulsions.

Graphical abstract: A new strategy for imaging biomolecular events through interactions between liquid crystals and oil-in-water emulsions

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 May 2012
Accepted
15 Sep 2012
First published
18 Sep 2012

Analyst, 2012,137, 5204-5207

A new strategy for imaging biomolecular events through interactions between liquid crystals and oil-in-water emulsions

Q. Hu and C. Jang, Analyst, 2012, 137, 5204 DOI: 10.1039/C2AN35607D

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