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Location and effect of adsorbed chemicals on the dielectric substructure of membranes by ultra low frequency spectrometry
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Inventors: Coster, Hans G. L.; Ashcroft, Robert G.; Smith, John R.;
Assignee: Unisearch Limited (Kensington, AU)
Primary Examiner: Tokar; Michael J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Apparatus and method whereby ultra low frequency dielectric measurements allow a determination to be made of the parameters (dielectric constant, thickness and conductivity) characterizing electrically distinct layers with membranes such as bimolecular lipid or protein membranes (i.e. the major components of the membranes of living cells). The location and effect of chemicals such as anaesthetics, tranquilizers, hormones and other substances of pharmacological and general biological interest which are adsorbed into these or other membranes can be determined. The effects of these chemicals can be quantitatively specified in terms of this effect of the substructural dielectric parameters. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What we claim is: 1.
Apparatus for measuring and recording the variation with frequency of the overall capacitance and conductance of a membrane, such as a bimolecular lipid or protein membrane, comprising: means for supporting such a membrane in an electrolyte, first electrodes in said electrolyte for passing an alternating current through the membrane, means for generating an alternating voltage at any desired frequency of a plurality of frequencies within a range of from 0.
001 Hz to about 1000 Hz and applying same to said electrodes, means for measuring the overall conductance and capacitance of the membrane at each of a plurality of frequencies in said range and for recording the same, said last-mentioned means including second electrodes separate from said first electrodes.
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A method of measuring and recording the variation with frequency of the overall capacitance and conductance of a membrane, such as a bimolecular lipid or protein membrane, comprising: forming a membrane of a desired composition, sequentially passing an alternating electric current at each of a plurality of frequencies within a frequency range of from 0.
001 Hz to about 1000 Hz through said membrane by first electrodes while said membrane is immersed in an electrolyte, measuring the overall conductance and capacitance of the membrane at each of said frequencies by means of second electrodes and recording the conductance and capacitance.
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A method of locating and/or detecting an adsorbed chemical substance on a membrane by a method as claimed in claim 2.
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A method of measuring the effect of an adsorbed chemical substance on a membrane by a method as claimed in claim 2.
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An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said measuring means includes a high impedance amplifier.
Description:
The present invention relates to location and effect of adsorbed chemicals on the dielectric substructure of membranes by ultra low frequency spectrometry and is based on the discovery that the presence of layers with different dielectric and/or conductance properties within membranes such as cell membranes, or membranes reconstituted from the components of cell membranes, leads to a variation with frequency of the overall capacitance and conductance
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