Lipid/PDA films

The lipid/PDA assemblies can be assembled in two-dimensional films, using spin coating or Langmuir-Blodgett techniques. We are studying the chromatic properties of the films and their relationship with the organization of the molecular components. Furthermore, we have found that the lipid/PDA films can be utilized for studying membrane interactions of varied amphiphilic molecules, bacterial detection, and other biosening applications. The figure on the right shows high sensitivity detection of bacteria.


Relevant Publications
  1. Biofilm formation on chromatic sol-gel/polydiacetylene films, Margarita Ritenberg, Sofiya Kolusheva, Hadas Ganin, Michael Meijler, Raz Jelinek, ChemPlusChem, 2012, 77, 752-757.

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  2. Lipid/Polydiacetylene Films for Colorimetric Protein Surface-Charge Analysis”, S. Friedman, S. Kolusheva, R. Volinsky, L. Zeiri, T. Schrader, and R. Jelinek, Anal. Chem., 2008, 80, 7804-–7811.
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  3. Colorimetric fingerprinting of bacteria by glass-supported lipid/polydiacetylene films”, Yogesh Scindia, Liron Silbert, Roman Volinsky, Sofiya Kolusheva, Raz Jelinek, Langmuir, 2007, 23, 4682-4687. (Selected to be a special News Feature in Materials Today, May 2007).
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  4. Glass-supported lipid/polydiacetylene films for colour sensing of membrane-active compounds, Roman Volinsky, Sofiya Kolusheva, Tania Sheynis, Mark Kliger, Raz Jelinek, Biosensors & Bioelectronics, 2007, 22, 3247-3251.
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  5. Investigations of antimicrobial peptides in planar film systems, R. Volinsky, S. Kolusheva, A. Berman, R. Jelinek, Biophysica Biochimica Acta Biomembranes, 2006, 1758, 1393-1407.
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  6. Temperature dependence of the organization and molecular interactions within phospholipid / diacetylene Langmuir films, F. Gaboriaud, R. Volinsky, A. Berman, R. Jelinek, J. Coll. Interface Sci., 2005, 287, 191-197.
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  7. Microscopic visualization of alamethicin incorporation into model membrane monolayers”, R. Volinsky, S. Kolusheva, A. Berman, R. Jelinek, Langmuir, 2004, 20, 11084-11091.
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  8. Morphology and Organisation of Phospholipid/Diacetylene Langmuir Films Studied by Brewster Angle Microscopy and Fluorescence Microscopy, R. Volinsky, F. Gaboraiaud, A. Berman, R. Jelinek, J. Phys. Chem B, 2002, 106, 9231-9236
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  9. Organization and structural properties of Langmuir films composed of conjugated polydiacetylene and phospholipids, F. Gaboriaud, R. Golan, R. Volinsky, A. Berman, R. Jelinek, Langmuir, 2001, 17, 3651-3657.
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