Electrochemistry of Bilayer Lipid Membranes

Abstract

The main objective will be to understand the mechanism of charge generation, separation and transport in electron-conducting bilayer lipid membranes in which one side of the membrane is a cathode and the other is an anode. Our approach may be thought of as a unique way to investigate the diode effect of a molecular junction free from the usual bulk solid effects. Currently available conducting polymers and a variety of novel compounds to be synthesized will be incorporated into these ultrathin lipid films for study. The electrical and photoelectrical properties of these ultrathin films separating two aqueous solutions will be investigated by but not limited to, photoelectrospectrometry and cyclic voltammetry recently developed and applied by our laboratory to membrane and ultrathin film research. Bilayer lipid membranes, Lipid bilayers, Electrochemistry, Biomolecular devices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 16, 1988
Accession Number
ADA197017

Entities

People

  • H. T. Tien

Organizations

  • Michigan State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Capacitance
  • Charge Carriers
  • Charge Transfer
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystals
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Electrical Properties
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Membrane Lipids
  • Oxidation Reduction Reactions
  • Security
  • Voltammetry

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene