Tsionsky M, Zhou J, Amemiya S, Fan FR, Bard AJ, Dryfe RA. Scanning electrochemical microscopy. 38. Application of SECM to the study of charge transfer through bilayer lipid membranes.
Anal Chem 1999;
71:4300-5. [PMID:
10660439 DOI:
10.1021/ac9903858]
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Abstract
The use of the scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM) to probe the kinetics of charge-transfer processes at bilayer lipid membranes (BLM) is presented. Analysis of the SECM tip response demonstrates that an unmodified BLM behaves as an insulator, whereas a BLM doped with iodine shows some positive feedback. The SECM technique thus allows one to probe processes at a BLM and determine the kinetics of the charge-transfer process. The SECM can also be used to determine the shape of the BLM.
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