Electroformation in a flow chamber with solution exchange as a means of preparation of flaccid giant vesicles

dc.creatorPeterlin, Primoz
dc.creatorArrigler, Vesna
dc.date2007-10-05
dc.date2008-01-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:42:24Z
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dc.descriptionA recently described technique (Estes and Mayer, Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1712 (2005) 152--160) for the preparation of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) in solutions with high ionic strength is examined. By observing a series of osmotic swellings followed by vesicle bursts upon a micropipette transfer of a single POPC GUV from a sucrose solution into an isoosmolar glycerol solution, a value for the permeability of POPC membrane for glycerol, P = (2.09+/-0.82) x 10^{-8} m/s, has been obtained. Based on this result, an alternative mechanism is proposed for the observed exchange of vesicle interior. With modifications, the method of Estes and Mayer is then applied to preparation of flaccid GUVs.
dc.description13 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1240
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0710.1240
dc.identifierColloids Surf B 64 (2008) 77-87
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.colsurfb.2008.01.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/220063
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleElectroformation in a flow chamber with solution exchange as a means of preparation of flaccid giant vesicles
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