Optically assembled droplet interface bilayer (OptiDIB) networks from cell-sized microdroplets.

Friddin, Mark S; Bolognesi, Guido; Elani, Yuval; Brooks, Nicholas J; Law, Robert V; Seddon, John M; Neil, Mark A A; Ces, Oscar · Soft Matter · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

We report a new platform technology to systematically assemble droplet interface bilayer (DIB) networks in user-defined 3D architectures from cell-sized droplets using optical tweezers. Our OptiDIB platform is the first demonstration of optical trapping to precisely construct 3D DIB networks, paving the way for the development of a new generation of modular bio-systems.