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Mohammadi Hafshejani T, Mahmood A, Wohlgemuth J, Koenig M, Longo RC, Thissen P. Increasing the Strain Resistance of Si/SiO 2 Interfaces for Flexible Electronics. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:7555-7565. [PMID: 36873037 PMCID: PMC9979357 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Understanding the changes that occur in the micro-mechanical properties of semiconductor materials is of utmost importance for the design of new flexible electronic devices, especially to control the properties of newly designed materials. In this work, we present the design, fabrication, and application of a novel tensile-testing device coupled to FTIR measurements that enables in situ atomic investigations of samples under uniaxial tensile load. The device allows for mechanical studies of rectangular samples with dimensions of 30 mm × 10 mm × 0.5 mm. By recording the alternation in dipole moments, the investigation of fracture mechanisms becomes feasible. Our results show that thermally treated SiO2 on silicon wafers has a higher strain resistance and breaking force than the SiO2 native oxide. The FTIR spectra of the samples during the unloading step indicate that for the native oxide sample, the fracture happened following the propagation of cracks from the surface into the silicon wafer. On the contrary, for the thermally treated samples, the crack growth starts from the deepest region of the oxide and propagates along the interface due to the change in the interface properties and redistribution of the applied stress. Finally, density functional theory calculations of model surfaces were conducted in order to unravel the differences in optic and electronic properties of the interfaces with and without applied stress.
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- Tahereh Mohammadi Hafshejani
- Institut
für Funktionelle Grenzflächen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Deutschland
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- Institut
für Massivbau und Baustofftechnologie, Abteilung Modellierung
und Simulation, Karlsruher Institut für
Technologie, Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3, 76131Karlsruhe, Deutschland
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- Institut
für Funktionelle Grenzflächen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Deutschland
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für Funktionelle Grenzflächen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Deutschland
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- Tokyo
Electron America, Inc., 2400 Grove Blvd., Austin, Texas78741, United
States
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- Institut
für Funktionelle Grenzflächen, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Hermann-von Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Deutschland
- Institut
für Massivbau und Baustofftechnologie, Abteilung Modellierung
und Simulation, Karlsruher Institut für
Technologie, Gotthard-Franz-Str. 3, 76131Karlsruhe, Deutschland
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Katata VM, Maximino MD, Silva CY, Alessio P. The Role of Cholesterol in the Interaction of the Lipid Monolayer with the Endocrine Disruptor Bisphenol-A. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12080729. [PMID: 35893447 PMCID: PMC9332047 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12080729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Among pollutants of emerging concern, endocrine disruptors (ED) have been shown to cause side effects in humans and animals. Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an ED by-product of the plastic industry and one of the chemicals with the highest volume produced yearly. Here, we studied the role of cholesterol in the BPA exposure effects over membrane models. We used Langmuir films of both neat lipid DPPC (1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine) and cholesterol (Chol) and a binary mixture containing DPPC/Chol, exposing it to BPA. We evaluate changes in the π-A isotherms and the PM–IRRAS (polarization modulation–infrared reflection adsorption spectroscopy) spectra. BPA exposure induced changes in the DPPC and Chol neat monolayers, causing mean molecular area expansion and altering profiles. However, at high surface pressure, the BPA was expelled from the air–water interface. For the DPPC/Chol mixture, BPA caused expansion throughout the whole compression, indicating that BPA is present at the monolayer interface. The PM–IRRAS analysis showed that BPA interacted with the phosphate group of DPPC through hydrogen bonding, which caused the area’s expansion. Such evidence might be biologically relevant to better understand the mechanism of action of BPA in cell membranes once phosphatidylcholines and Chol are found in mammalian membranes.
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Duva G, Beyer P, Scholz R, Belova V, Opitz A, Hinderhofer A, Gerlach A, Schreiber F. Ground-state charge-transfer interactions in donor:acceptor pairs of organic semiconductors - a spectroscopic study of two representative systems. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:17190-17199. [PMID: 31364636 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp02939g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We investigate blended donor:acceptor (D:A) thin films of the two donors diindenoperylene (DIP) and poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) mixed with the strong acceptor 1,3,4,5,7,8-hexafluorotetracyanonaphthoquinodimethane (F6TCNNQ) using Polarization-Modulation Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (PMIRRAS). For DIP:F6TCNNQ thin films we first carry out a comprehensive study of the structure as a function of the D : A mixing ratio, which guides the analysis of the PMIRRAS spectra. In particular, from the red-shift of the nitrile (C[triple bond, length as m-dash]N) stretching of F6TCNNQ in the different mixtures with DIP, we quantify the average ground-state charge-transfer (GS-CT) to be ρavg = (0.84 ± 0.04) e. The PMIRRAS data for P3HT:F6TCNNQ blended films reveal nearly the same shift of the CT-affected C[triple bond, length as m-dash]N stretching peak for this system. This points towards a very similar CT strength for the two systems. We extend the analysis to the relative intensity of the C[triple bond, length as m-dash]N to the C[double bond, length as m-dash]C stretching modes of F6TCNNQ in the mixtures with DIP and P3HT, respectively, and support it with DFT calculations for the isolated F6TCNNQ. Such comparison allows to identify the vibrational signatures of the acceptor mono-anion in P3HT:F6TCNNQ, thus indicating a much stronger, integer CT-type interactions for this system, in agreement with available optical spectroscopy data. Our findings stress the importance of a simultaneous analysis of C[triple bond, length as m-dash]N and C[double bond, length as m-dash]C stretching vibrations in F6TCNNQ, or similar quinoid systems, for a reliable picture of the nature of GS-CT interactions.
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- Giuliano Duva
- University of Tübingen, Institute for Applied Physics, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Physics, Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Dresden Integrated Center for Applied Physics and Photonic Materials, Nöthnitzer Str. 61, 01187 Dresden, Germany
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- University of Tübingen, Institute for Applied Physics, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Physics, Newtonstraße 15, 12489 Berlin, Germany
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- University of Tübingen, Institute for Applied Physics, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- University of Tübingen, Institute for Applied Physics, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- University of Tübingen, Institute for Applied Physics, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. and Center for Light-Matter Interactions, Sensors & Analytics (LISA+), Auf der Morgenstelle 15, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Teske N, Sibold J, Schumacher J, Teiwes NK, Gleisner M, Mey I, Steinem C. Continuous Pore-Spanning Lipid Bilayers on Silicon Oxide-Coated Porous Substrates. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:14175-14183. [PMID: 29148811 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A number of techniques has been developed and analyzed in recent years to generate pore-spanning membranes (PSMs). While quite a number of methods rely on nanoporous substrates, only a few use micrometer-sized pores to be able to individually resolve suspending membranes by means of fluorescence microscopy. To be able to produce PSMs on pores that are micrometer in size, an orthogonal functionalization strategy resulting in a hydrophilic surface is highly desirable. Here, we report on a method to prepare PSMs based on the evaporation of a thin layer of silicon monoxide on top of the porous substrate. PM-IRRAS experiments demonstrate that the final surface is composed of SiOx with 1 < x < 2. The hydrophilic surface turned out to be well suited to spread giant unilamellar vesicles forming PSMs. As the method does not rely on a gold coating as frequently used for orthogonal functionalization, fluorescence micrographs provide information not only from the freestanding membrane areas but also from the supported ones. The observation of the entire PSM area enabled us to observe phase-separation in these membranes on the freestanding and supported parts as well as protein binding and possible lipid reorganization of the membranes induced by binding of the protein Shiga toxin.
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- Nelli Teske
- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen , Tammannstraße 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen , Tammannstraße 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen , Tammannstraße 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen , Tammannstraße 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen , Tammannstraße 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen , Tammannstraße 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Göttingen , Tammannstraße 2, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Blumenstein NJ, Hofmeister CG, Lindemann P, Huang C, Baier J, Leineweber A, Walheim S, Wöll C, Schimmel T, Bill J. Chemical bath deposition of textured and compact zinc oxide thin films on vinyl-terminated polystyrene brushes. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 7:102-10. [PMID: 26925358 PMCID: PMC4734420 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.7.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In this study we investigated the influence of an organic polystyrene brush on the deposition of ZnO thin films under moderate conditions. On a non-modified SiO x surface, island growth is observed, whereas the polymer brush induces homogeneous film growth. A chemical modification of the polystyrene brushes during the mineralization process occurs, which enables stronger interaction between the then polar template and polar ZnO crystallites in solution. This may lead to oriented attachment of the crystallites so that the observed (002) texture arises. Characterization of the templates and the resulting ZnO films were performed with ζ-potential and contact angle measurements as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Infrared spectroscopy (IR) measurements were used to investigate the polystyrene brushes before and after modification.
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- Nina J Blumenstein
- Institute for Materials Science, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstrasse 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstrasse 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Center for Functional Nanostructures, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Strasse 1, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstrasse 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Heisenbergstrasse 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Center for Functional Nanostructures, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Strasse 1, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Center for Functional Nanostructures, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang-Gaede-Strasse 1, D-76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute for Materials Science, University of Stuttgart, Heisenbergstrasse 3, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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Boujday S, de la Chapelle ML, Srajer J, Knoll W. Enhanced Vibrational Spectroscopies as Tools for Small Molecule Biosensing. SENSORS 2015; 15:21239-64. [PMID: 26343666 PMCID: PMC4610423 DOI: 10.3390/s150921239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In this short summary we summarize some of the latest developments in vibrational spectroscopic tools applied for the sensing of (small) molecules and biomolecules in a label-free mode of operation. We first introduce various concepts for the enhancement of InfraRed spectroscopic techniques, including the principles of Attenuated Total Reflection InfraRed (ATR-IR), (phase-modulated) InfraRed Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (IRRAS/PM-IRRAS), and Surface Enhanced Infrared Reflection Absorption Spectroscopy (SEIRAS). Particular attention is put on the use of novel nanostructured substrates that allow for the excitation of propagating and localized surface plasmon modes aimed at operating additional enhancement mechanisms. This is then be complemented by the description of the latest development in Surface- and Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopies, again with an emphasis on the detection of small molecules or bioanalytes.
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- Souhir Boujday
- UPMC Univ Paris 6, UMR CNRS 7197, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, 4 Place Jussieu, F-75005 Paris, France.
- CNRS, UMR 7197, Laboratoire de Réactivité de Surface, F-75005 Paris, France.
- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
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- Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Laboratoire CSPBAT, CNRS, (UMR 7244), 74 rue Marcel Cachin, F-93017 Bobigny, France.
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- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Donau City Strasse 1, A-1220 Vienna, Austria.
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- Center for Biomimetic Sensor Science, 50 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637553, Singapore.
- AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Donau City Strasse 1, A-1220 Vienna, Austria.
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Modification of silicon oxide surfaces by monolayers of an oligoethylene glycol-terminated perfluoroalkyl silane. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Jacob H, Kathirvel K, Petersen F, Strunskus T, Bannwarth A, Meyer S, Tuczek F. Grafting of functionalized [Fe(III)(salten)] complexes to Au(111) surfaces via thiolate groups: surface spectroscopic characterization and comparison of different linker designs. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:8534-8543. [PMID: 23751117 DOI: 10.1021/la400663y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Functionalization of surfaces with spin crossover complexes is an intensively studied topic. Starting from dinuclear iron(III)-salten complexes [Fe(salten)(pyS)]2(BPh4)2 and [Fe(thiotolylsalten)(NCS)]2 with disulfide-containing bridging ligands, corresponding mononuclear complexes [Fe(salten)(pyS)](+) and [Fe(thiotolylsalten)(NCS)] are covalently attached to Au(111) surfaces (pySH, pyridinethiol; salten, bis(3-salicylidene-aminopropyl)amine). The adsorbed monolayers are investigated by infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) in combination with X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS). Comparison of the surface vibrational spectra with bulk data allows us to draw conclusions with respect to the geometry of the adsorbed complexes. An anomaly is observed in the spectra of the surface-adsorbed monolayer of [Fe(salten)(pyS)](+), which suggests that the salten ligand is partially decoordinated from the Fe(III) center and one of its phenolate arms binds to the Au(111) surface. For complex [Fe(thiotolylsalten)(NCS)] that is bound to the Au(111) surface via a thiolate-functionalized salten ligand, this anomaly is not observed, which indicates that the coordination sphere of the complex in the bulk is retained on the surface. The implications of these results with respect to the preparation of surface-adsorbed monolayers of functional transition-metal complexes are discussed.
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- Hanne Jacob
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, Max-Eyth-Strasse 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany
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Application of Infrared Spectroscopy for Structural Analysis of Planar Lipid Bilayers Under Electrochemical Control. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-411515-6.00002-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/08/2023]
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Laredo T, Dutcher JR, Lipkowski J. Electric field driven changes of a gramicidin containing lipid bilayer supported on a Au(111) surface. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:10072-10087. [PMID: 21707110 DOI: 10.1021/la201625c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Langmuir-Blodgett and Langmuir-Schaeffer methods were employed to deposit a mixed bilayer consisting of 90% of 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) and 10% of gramicidin (GD), a short 15 residue ion channel forming peptide, onto a Au(111) electrode surface. This architecture allowed us to investigate the effect of the electrostatic potential applied to the electrode on the orientation and conformation of DMPC molecules in the bilayer containing the ion channel. The charge density data were determined from chronocoulometry experiments. The electric field and the potential across the membrane were determined through the use of charge density curves. The magnitudes of potentials across the gold-supported biomimetic membrane were comparable to the transmembrane potential acting on a natural membrane. The information regarding the orientation and conformation of DMPC and GD molecules in the bilayer was obtained from photon polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PMIRRAS) measurements. The results show that the bilayer is adsorbed, in direct contact with the metal surface, when the potential across the interface is more positive than -0.4 V and is lifted from the gold surface when the potential across the interface is more negative than -0.4 V. This change in the state of the bilayer has a significant impact on the orientation and conformation of the phospholipid and gramicidin molecules. The potential induced changes in the membrane containing peptide were compared to the changes in the structure of the pure DMPC bilayer determined in earlier studies.
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- Thamara Laredo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
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Ramin MA, Le Bourdon G, Daugey N, Bennetau B, Vellutini L, Buffeteau T. PM-IRRAS investigation of self-assembled monolayers grafted onto SiO2/Au substrates. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:6076-6084. [PMID: 21486004 DOI: 10.1021/la2006293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Polarization modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (PM-IRRAS) was used to characterize self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). Novel ester-terminated organosilicon coupling agents possessing a trialkoxysilyl headgroup and a urea group in the linear alkyl chains (4) were synthesized and grafted onto SiO(2)/Au substrates (SiO(2) film of 200 Å thickness deposited on gold mirror). This composite substrate allowed the anchoring of SAMs and preserved the high reflectivity for infrared radiation. PM-IRRAS spectra with very high signal-to-noise ratios have been obtained in the mid-infrared spectral range allowing monitoring of the grafted SAMs. Quantitative analysis of the measured signal is described to compare PM-IRRAS and conventional IRRAS spectra. This quantitative analysis has been validated since the band intensities in the corrected PM-IRRAS and conventional IRRAS spectra are identical. Orientation information on the different functional groups has been obtained comparing the corrected PM-IRRAS spectrum with the one calculated using isotropic optical constants of ester-terminated organosilicon coupling agents 4. The carbonyls of the urea groups are preferentially parallel to the substrate surface favoring intermolecular hydrogen bonding and consequently a close packing of the molecules attached to the surface. By contrast, the alkyl chains present gauche defects and are poorly oriented.
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- Michaël A Ramin
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (UMR 5255-CNRS), Université Bordeaux 1, 351 Cours de la Libération, 33405 Talence, France
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Nullmeier M, Koliwer-Brandl H, Kelm S, Zägel P, Koch KW, Brand I. Impact of Strong and Weak Lipid-Protein Interactions on the Structure of a Lipid Bilayer on a Gold Electrode Surface. Chemphyschem 2011; 12:1066-79. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2011] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Desimone M, Grundmeier G, Gordillo G, Simison S. Amphiphilic amido-amine as an effective corrosion inhibitor for mild steel exposed to CO2 saturated solution: Polarization, EIS and PM-IRRAS studies. Electrochim Acta 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This article describes efforts to build a model biological membrane at a surface of a gold electrode. In this architecture, the membrane may be exposed to static electric fields on the order of 10(7) to 10(8) V m(-1). These fields are comparable in magnitude to the static electric field acting on a natural biological membrane. The field may be conveniently used to manipulate organic molecules within the membrane. By turning a knob on the control instrument one can deposit or lift the membrane from the gold surface. Electrochemical techniques can be used to control the physical state of the film while the infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS), surface imaging by STM and AFM and neutron scattering techniques can be employed to study conformational changes of organic molecules and their ordering within the membrane. This is shown on examples of membranes built of a simple zwitterionic phospholipid such as 1,2-dimyristoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DMPC) and a mixed membrane composed of DMPC and cholesterol. The results illustrate the tremendous effect of cholesterol on the membrane structure. Two methods of membrane deposition at the electrode surface, namely by unilamellar vesicles fusion and using the Langmuir-Blodgett technique, are compared. Applications of these model systems to study interactions of small antibiotic peptides with lipids are discussed.
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- Jacek Lipkowski
- Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaN1G 2W1.
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Guo PF, Huang WY, Liu HB, Xiao SJ. AFM and multiple transmission-reflection infrared spectroscopy (MTR-IR) studies on formation of air-stable supported lipid bilayers. Int J Mol Sci 2009; 10:1407-1418. [PMID: 19399256 PMCID: PMC2672037 DOI: 10.3390/ijms10031407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2009] [Revised: 03/11/2009] [Accepted: 03/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) were prepared by deposition of unilamellar vesicles on a silicon substrate. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and a new Multiple Transmission-Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy (MTR-IR) developed by us were used to trace the dynamic formation of lipid bilayers on the silicon surfaces. The evolution from deformation of vesicles to formation of bilayers can be distinguished clearly by AFM imaging. MTR-IR provided high quality infrared spectra of ultrathin lipid bilayers with high sensitivity and high signal to noise ratio (SNR). The structural and orientational changes during vesicle's fusion were monitored with MTR-IR. MTR-IR shows superiority over other infrared approaches for ultrathin films on standard silicon wafers in view of its economy and high sensitivity. Both MTR-IR and AFM results were consistent with each other and they provided more information for understanding the self-assembling procedure of SLBs.
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- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail:
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Dunlop IE, Zorn S, Richter G, Srot V, Kelsch M, van Aken PA, Skoda M, Gerlach A, Spatz JP, Schreiber F. Titanium-silicon oxide film structures for polarization-modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy. THIN SOLID FILMS 2009; 517:2048-2054. [PMID: 20418963 PMCID: PMC2858595 DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2008.10.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We present a titanium-silicon oxide film structure that permits polarization modulated infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy on silicon oxide surfaces. The structure consists of a ~6 nm sputtered silicon oxide film on a ~200 nm sputtered titanium film. Characterization using conventional and scanning transmission electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and X-ray reflectometry is presented. We demonstrate the use of this structure to investigate a selectively protein-resistant self-assembled monolayer (SAM) consisting of silane-anchored, biotin-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). PEG-associated IR bands were observed. Measurements of protein-characteristic band intensities showed that this SAM adsorbed streptavidin whereas it repelled bovine serum albumin, as had been expected from its structure.
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- Iain E. Dunlop
- Department of New Materials and Biosystems, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute for Applied Physics, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Central Scientific Facility Thin Film Laboratory, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Stuttgart Center for Electron Microscopy, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Stuttgart Center for Electron Microscopy, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Stuttgart Center for Electron Microscopy, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute for Applied Physics, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, Oxford OX1 3QZ, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Applied Physics, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of New Materials and Biosystems, Max Planck Institute for Metals Research, Heisenbergstrasse 3, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute for Applied Physics, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Röefzaad M, Klüner T, Brand I. Orientation of the GM1 ganglioside in Langmuir–Blodgett monolayers: a PM IRRAS and computational study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2009; 11:10140-51. [DOI: 10.1039/b910479h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zawisza I, Nullmeier M, Pust SE, Boukherroub R, Szunerits S, Wittstock G. Application of thin titanium/titanium oxide layers deposited on gold for infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy: structural studies of lipid bilayers. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:7378-7387. [PMID: 18553991 DOI: 10.1021/la8004773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Ultrathin titanium layers when deposited on the surface of gold can be successfully applied for infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (IRRAS) investigations. It was shown that the reflectivity, the phase shift, and the mean square electric field of the p- and s-polarized IR radiation in up to 20 nm thick titanium layers covered with a 3-4 nm thick layer of native oxide are comparable to those of the air/gold interface. The surface selection rule is fulfilled. Thus, qualitative and quantitative analysis of 1,2-dimyristoyl- sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DMPC) bilayers transferred in liquid expanded (LE) and liquid condensed (LC) states can be performed. Differences are found in the hydration state and molecular arrangement of the two investigated bilayers. In the DMPC bilayer in the LE state, the C-N bond in the positively charged choline moiety is inclined by approximately 70 degrees toward the surface of the negatively charged titanium substrate. In the phosphate moiety, the in-plane vector of the O-P-O group makes a small angle of approximately 15 degrees to the surface normal. This open structure of the lipid molecule corresponds to the B crystal structure of the DMPC molecule and provides space for strong hydration of the polar headgroup. In the DMPC bilayer in the LC state, the intermolecular distances are reduced; the C-N bond of the choline group makes a smaller angle to the surface normal, and the in-plane vector of the O-P-O group in the phosphate moiety displays a larger tilt. The degree of hydration is reduced. The arrangement of the polar headgroup region corresponds to the A crystal structure of the DMPC molecule.
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- Izabella Zawisza
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry and Institute of Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment, Center of Interface Science (CIS), Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, D-26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
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Characterisation of morphology of self-assembled PEG monolayers: a comparison of mixed and pure coatings optimised for biosensor applications. Anal Bioanal Chem 2008; 391:1783-91. [PMID: 18425500 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-008-2066-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Revised: 03/05/2008] [Accepted: 03/10/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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For detection of low concentrations of analytes in complex biological matrices using optical biosensors, a high surface loading with capture molecules and a low nonspecific binding of nonrelevant matrix molecules are essential. To tailor biosensor surfaces in such a manner, poly(ethylene glycols) (PEG) in varying lengths were immobilised covalently onto glass-type surfaces in different mixing ratios and concentrations, and were subsequently modified with three different kinds of receptors. The nonspecific binding of a model protein (ovalbumin, OVA) and the maximum loading of the respective analytes to these prepared surfaces were monitored using label-free and time-resolved reflectometric interference spectroscopy (RIfS). The three different analytes used varied in size: 150 kDa for the anti-atrazine antibody, 60 kDa for streptavidin and 5 kDa for the 15-bp oligonucleotide. We investigated if the mixing of PEG in different lengths could increase the surface loadings of analyte mimicking a three-dimensional matrix as was found using dextrans as sensor coatings. In addition, the effect on the surface loading was investigated with regard to the size of the analyte molecule using such mixed PEGs on the sensor surface. For further characterisation of the surface coatings, polarisation modulation infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy, and ellipsometry were applied.
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Manesse M, Stambouli V, Boukherroub R, Szunerits S. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and surface plasmon resonance studies of DNA hybridization on gold/SiOx interfaces. Analyst 2008; 133:1097-103. [DOI: 10.1039/b804825h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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