Patent ID: 8784929

Claim:
A method for producing a bilayer of amphipathic molecules comprising the steps of: (i) providing a hydrated support in a hydrophobic medium, wherein a first monolayer of amphipathic molecules is present on the surface of the hydrated support; (ii) providing a hydrophilic body in a hydrophobic medium, wherein a second monolayer of amphipathic molecules is present on the surface of the hydrophilic body; and (iii) bringing the first monolayer and the second monolayer into contact to form a bilayer of amphipathic molecules, wherein either: (a) the hydrophobic medium in which the hydrated support is provided contains amphipathic molecules and the hydrophobic medium in which the hydrophilic body is provided contains amphipathic molecules; or (b) the hydrated support contains amphipathic molecules and the hydrophilic body contains amphipathic molecules.