title: Single-ion channel recordings on quartz substrates.
abstract: We show that a single-crystal quartz substrate provides a working platform for ion channel research. Single-crystal quartz is piezoelectric, so it can be nanomechanically actuated to perform precise membrane deformations. This, along with its superior noise properties, makes single-crystal quartz ideal for analyzing mechanosensitive ion channels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA. estava@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Stava
authors.forename: Minrui
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Hyun Cheol
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Blick
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D007473:Ion Channels; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D011791:Quartz
chemical_list: D007473:Ion Channels; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D011791:Quartz