Dynamic tension spectroscopy and strength of biomembranes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 2342-2350

  Evans, Evan ^a,b   Heinrich, Volkmar ^a   Ludwig, Florian ^a   Rawicz, Wieslawa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

ARTICLE; DYNAMIC TENSION SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY; HISTOGRAM; KINETICS; LIPID VESICLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MICROPIPETTE; PARAMETER; PROBABILITY; SPECTROSCOPY; STRENGTH; SUCTION; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0141865601     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74658-X     Document Type: Article

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