Nanostructured separation and analysis devices for biological membranes

• US 20030102263A1
• Filed: 01/09/2003
• Published: 06/05/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: UNM Rainforest Innovations (f/k/a STC.UNM) (The University of New Mexico)
• Original Assignee: Agency For Science Technology and Research
• Inventors: Brueck, Steven R. J., Ista, Linnea K., Lopez, Gabriel P.
• Granted Patent: US 6,913,697 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 210/639
• CPC Class Codes: B82Y 30/00 Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 2030/8813 biological materials
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/44773 Multi-stage electrophoresis, e.g. two-dimensional electrophoresis
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 30/00 Investigating or analysing materials by separation into components using adsorption, absorption or similar phenomena or using ion-exchange, e.g. chromatography or field flow fractionation G01N3/00, G01N5/00, G01N7/00, G01N9/00, G01N11/00, G01N13/00, G01N15/00, G01N17/00, G01N19/00, G01N21/00, G01N22/00, G01N23/00, G01N24/00, G01N25/00, G01N27/00, G01N29/00 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 30/88 Integrated analysis systems specially adapted therefor, not covered by a single one of the groups G01N30/04 - G01N30/86
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 977/717 Lipid substrate
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 977/845 Purification or separation of fullerenes or nanotubes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/25375 Liberation or purification of sample or separation of material from a sample [e.g., filtering, centrifuging, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 436/255 including use of a solid sorbent, semipermeable membrane, or liquid extraction

Abstract

The present invention provides a nanostructured device comprising a substrate including nanotroughs therein; and a lipid bilayer suspended on or supported in the substrate. A separation method is also provided comprising the steps of supporting or suspending a lipid bilayer on a substrate; wherein the substrate comprises nanostructures and wherein the lipid bilayer comprises at least one membrane associated biomolecule; and applying a driving force to the lipid bilayer to separate the membrane associated biomolecule from the lipid bilayer and to drive the membrane associated biomolecule into the nanostructures.

Claims

1. A nanostructured device comprising:

a substrate including at least one nanotrough therein; and

a lipid bilayer suspended on said substrate.

2. The nanostructured device of claim 1, wherein said lipid bilayer comprises a simple bilayer.

3. The nanostructured device of claim 1, wherein said lipid bilayer comprises a hybrid bilayer.

4. The nanostructured device of claim 3, wherein said hybrid bilayer comprises a self-assembled monolayer hybrid bilayer.

5. The nanostructured device of claim 1, wherein said at least one nanotrough is filled with at least one fluid.

6. The nanostructured device of claim 1, wherein said nanostructured device further comprises an array of nanostructures arranged so that said array has a gradient property.

7. The nanostructured device of claim 1, wherein said nanostructured device further comprises at least one nanostructured channel.

8. The nanostructured device of claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises Si.

9. The nanostructured device of claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises a semiconductor chip.

10. The nanostructured device of claim 1, wherein said nanostructured device comprises a biochip.

11. A nanostructured device comprising:

a substrate including at least one nanotrough therein; and

at least one lipid bilayer supported in at least one of said at least one nanotroughs.

12. The nanostructured device of claim 11, wherein said lipid bilayer comprises a simple bilayer.

13. The nanostructured device of claim 11, wherein said lipid bilayer comprises a hybrid bilayer.

14. The nanostructured device of claim 13, wherein said hybrid bilayer comprises a self-assembled monolayer hybrid bilayer.

15. The nanostructured device of claim 11, wherein said nanostructured device further comprises an array of nanostructures arranged so that said array has a gradient property.

16. The nanostructured device of claim 11, wherein said nanostructured device further comprises at least one nanostructured channel.

17. The nanostructured device of claim 11, wherein said substrate comprises Si.

18. The nanostructured device of claim 11, wherein said substrate comprises a semiconductor chip.

19. The nanostructured device of claim 11, wherein said nanostructured device comprises a biochip.

20. A separation method comprising the steps of:

(a) supporting or suspending a lipid bilayer on a substrate;

wherein said substrate comprises at least one nanostructure and wherein said lipid bilayer comprises at least one membrane associated biomolecule; and

(b) applying a driving force to said lipid bilayer to separate said at least one membrane associated biomolecule from said lipid bilayer and to drive said at least one membrane associated biomolecule into said at least one nanostructure.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one nanostructure comprises at least one nanotrough.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein said at least one nanotrough is filled with at least one fluid.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one nanostructure comprises at least one channel.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one nanostructure further comprises at least one protrusion.

25. The method of claim 20, wherein said substrate comprises Si.

26. The method of claim 20, wherein said lipid bilayer comprises a simple bilayer.

27. The method of claim 20, wherein said lipid bilayer comprises a hybrid bilayer.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein said hybrid bilayer comprises a self-assembled monolayer hybrid bilayer.

29. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one nanostructure comprises an array of nanostructures arranged so that said array has a gradient property.

30. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one membrane associated biomolecule comprises a transmembrane protein.

31. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one membrane associated biomolecule comprises a membrane phospholipid.

32. The method of claim 20, wherein said at least one membrane associated biomolecule comprises a lipophilic biomolecule.

33. The method of claim 20, wherein said driving force comprises electrophoresis.

34. The method of claim 20, wherein said driving force comprises an externally applied pressure.

35. The method of claim 20, wherein said driving force comprises capillarity.

36. The method of claim 20, wherein said driving force comprises diffusion.

37. The method of claim 20, wherein said driving force comprises osmosis.