| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
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| Research Abstract |
In this study, we developed a method that allows formation of a uniform-size giant unilamellar liposome array. Microfabrication technologies and an electrospray technique enabled precise patterning of lipids on a substrate; with a simple hydration process of the lipid pattern, we succeeded in highly reproducible giant liposome array formation with a narrow range of size distribution. The formed liposomes were well suitable for model cell membrane studies. We further developed manipulation devices for the liposomes based on dielectrophoresis phenomena.
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