TITLE:
Monolayers Langmuir-Blodgett Films of Synthetic Artificial Mimic Molecules That Resemble the Following Tetraether Lipids on Silicon Wafers
AUTHORS:
Sri Vidawati, Ulrich Rothe
KEYWORDS:
Di-O-Hexadecyl-Glycero-3-Phosphatidyl-Glycerol (DHGPG), Bis-4-Dodecylphenyl-12-Phosphate, Langmuir-Blodgett Film, Ellipsometry, Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Biological Chemistry,
Vol.5 No.4,
June
17,
2015
ABSTRACT: This study investigated the behavior and molecular organization of synthetic artificial mimic molecules that resemble the following tetraether lipids: di-O-hexadecyl-glycero-3-phosphatidyl-glycerol (DHGPG) and bis-4-dodecylphenyl-12-phosphate. These molecules were analyzed using Langmuir film balance, ellipsometry and atomic force microscopy. The monolayer Langmuir-Blodgett films of DHGPG and bis-4-dodecylphenyl-12-phosphate were stable on the solid surface silicon wafers. The ellipsometry and AFM results showed that monolayers Langmuir-Blodgett films of DHGPG and bis-4-dodecylphenyl-12-phosphate were present, and the thickness of the observed films varied from 1.2 - 5.0 nm.