Interaction of Midazolam with Glassy Carbon Supported Lipid Membrane in the Presence and Absence of Marker Ions

A biomimetic membrane was formed on the surface of electrochemically activated glassy carbon electrode in NaCl bath solutions. The variation of electrochemical properties of solid supported bilayer lipid membrane (s-BLM) with NaCl concentration in the bath solutions in the presence and absence of ferri/ferrocyanide marker ions was discussed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. The extent of pore formation on the s-BLM surface was discussed using bode phase diagram. The electrochemical impedance studies show that the partition of midazolam into the s-BLM strongly depends on Cl– ion concentration in the bath solutions. The variation of membrane capacitance with drug dose shows the ionized form of midazolam interaction with the surface of s-BLM while the neutral and ion pair forms get partitioned into the membrane. In the presence of marker ions, the membrane resistance increases with decrease in NaCl concentration in the bath solution. The cyclic voltammetric responses of marker ions for bare and drug doped s-BLMs in NaCl bath solutions were recorded and variation of redox peak currents with drug dose was discussed.