OptiPrep (iodoxanol), LB broth, mineral oil, 1-octanol, and polyvinyl
alcohol (PVA) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. Dulbecco’s
phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) was purchased from Gibco (Thermo Fisher
Scientific). Pluronic F-68 surfactant was purchased from Thermo Fisher
Scientific. Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Sylgard 184 was purchased
from Dow Corning. Glycerol was purchased from ABCR. 1-Palmityl-2-oeylphosphatidylcholine
(POPC), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine
(DOPC), 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-lissamine rhodamine B sulfonyl (Rho-PE), and cholesterol
were purchased from Avanti Polar Lipids. The antibiotics, kanamycin
sulfate (100×), was obtained from Gibco (Life Technologies),
ampicillin sodium salt was obtained from Sigma-Aldrich, tetracycline hydrochloride (TC), pharmaceutical grade, was purchased from GERBU
Biotechnik GmbH.