Bioadhesive giant vesicles for monitoring hydroperoxidation in lipid membranes.
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چکیده
Osmotic stresses, protein insertion or lipid oxidation lead to area increase of self-assembled lipid membranes. However, methods to measure membrane expansion are scarce. Challenged by recent progress on the control of phospholipid hydroperoxidation, we introduce a method to quantitatively evaluate membrane area increase based on the bio-adhesion of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Soft matter
دوره 11 30 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015