title: Effect of C60 on solid supported lipid bilayers.
abstract: We show that water-soluble fullerenes accumulate on the surface of zwitterionic and cationic supported bilayers to different extents. We propose on the basis of bilayer thicknesses, phase-transition temperatures, and fullerene movement that the water-soluble fullerenes do not penetrate into the hydrocarbon tails of supported bilayers. These findings are important to toxicity issues concerning fullerene materials and the development of decorated lipid bilayers for future drug delivery or sensor application.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802, USA.
authors.forename: Tighe A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Spurlin
authors.forename: Andrew A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Gewirth
mesh_terms: D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine / Q000737:chemistry; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000737:chemistry*; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D009226:Myristates / Q000737:chemistry; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D012995:Solubility; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014867:Water
chemical_list: C117241:1,2-dimyristoyl-3-trimethylammonium propane; D037741:Fullerenes; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D009226:Myristates; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D014867:Water; C069837:fullerene C60; D004134:Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine