title: Atomic force microscopy of electrospun organic-inorganic lipid nanofibers.
abstract: An organic-inorganic hybridization strategy has been proposed to synthesize polymerizable lipid-based materials for the creation of highly stable lipid-mimetic nanostructures. We employ atomic force microscopy (AFM) to analyze the surface morphology and mechanical property of electrospun cholesteryl-succinyl silane (CSS) nanofibers. The AFM nanoindentation of the CSS nanofibers reveals elastic moduli of 55.3 ± 27.6 to 70.8 ± 35 MPa, which is significantly higher than the moduli of natural phospholipids and cholesterols. The study shows that organic-inorganic hybridization is useful in the design of highly stable lipid-based materials.
authors: Jinhong
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Celine
authors: C
authors: Cohn
authors: Weiguo
authors: W
authors: Qiu
authors: Zhengbao
authors: Z
authors: Zha
authors: Zhifei
authors: Z
authors: Dai
authors: Xiaoyi
authors: X
authors: Wu