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James R Matthews1, Courtney M Payne1, Jason H Hafner1.
Abstract
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) and localized surface plasmon resonance sensing (LSPR) have been applied for a detailed analysis of lipid bilayers at the surface of gold nanorods. The spatial dependence of surface enhancement and the optical effects of the lipid phase transition confirm the presence of a bilayer membrane structure. Deuterated lipids exchanged rapidly between the nanorod surface and lipid vesicles in solution, suggesting a loosely bound, natural membrane structure. However, at a low solution concentration of lipid vesicles, the lipids on the gold nanorod surface convert to a nonbilayer structure, which could impact biological applications of these nanomaterials.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 26302310 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01203
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Langmuir ISSN: 0743-7463 Impact factor: 3.882