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. 2013 Jun 17;3:1995. doi: 10.1038/srep01995

Figure 1. Automated, parallel ion channel-recording system using the droplet contact method.

Figure 1

(a) Formation of a bilayer lipid membrane by the droplet-contact method. Two lipid monolayers are brought into contact with one another and spontaneously form a bilayer. (b) The PDW chip for the simple preparation of lipid bilayers. (c) Schematic illustration of the PDW chip. (d) Schematic diagram of the PDW chip connected to a patch-clamp amplifier. (e) An arrayed 16-ch PDW chip connected to a multi-patch-clamp amplifier. (f) Automated, parallel bilayer single-channel recording system. The injection robot automatically prepares the bilayer lipid membranes, reconstitutes the ion channels and controls the drug application.