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Preparation of Mica Supported Lipid Bilayers for High Resolution Optical Microscopy Imaging
Published on: June 7, 2014
Self-assembly of HDL network on mica
Tomoko Ohara1, Nobuhiko Kubo, Mikihiko Kawano
1Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical School, Minami-kawachi-gun, Tochigi-pref. 329-0498.
Abstract:
The structure of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) is a subject that continues to attract interest. The goal of this study is to observe the self-assembly construction of HDL on mica using atomic force microscopy (AFM). On mica, HDL was observed to form a honeycomb-like network formation. The narrowest part of the HDL wire was approximately 5.6 nm. HDL can be used in the microcircuitry of electronic devices and is of great interest in the field of nanotechnology.

