Lipids Lay Thyselves Down: Redox-Induced Lipid Vesicle Fusion Onto Ferrocene-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayers

摘要

Due to the attractive electrochemical properties of ferrocene (fast electron transfer, low oxidation potential, and two stable redox states), ferrocenylalkanethiolates on gold are the most studied and employed electroactive self-assembled monolayer (SAM) system. Oxidation of the SAM-confined ferrocenes to ferroceniums is accompanied by the formation of ion-pairs with counter-ions in solution.