Production of synthetic membranes from lipids, comprises feeding molecules into microporous intermediate layer separating two channels filled with aqueous solution in microchip and setting up pressure difference between them

摘要

Production of globular or tubular synthetic membranes from self-organizing film-forming molecules, especially lipids, comprises feeding the molecules in layers from two sides into an aqueous solution. The molecules are fed into a microporous intermediate layer (4) which separates two channels (2, 3) in a microchip (1). The channels are then filled with aqueous solution and a pressure difference set up between them. An independent claim is included for apparatus for carrying out the process which comprises a microchip as described.