Using differential confocal microscopy to detect the phase transition of lipid vesicle membranes

Optical Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2077-2083

  Lee, Chau Hwang ^a   Lin, Wan Chen ^a   Wang, Jyhpyng ^b  

^a ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bending rigidity; Differential confocal microscopy; Lipid bilayer; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PROFILOMETRY;

DIFFERENTIAL CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY (DCM); LIPID VESICLE MEMBRANES; OPTICAL PROFILOMETRY;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

EID: 0035484724     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1401756     Document Type: Article

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