Optical dynamometry to study phase transitions in lipid membranes

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 400, Issue , 2007, Pages 227-236

  Dimova, R ^a   Pouligny, B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bending stiffness; Giant vesicles; Model membranes; Optical trapping; Phase transition; Shear surface viscosity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; LIPID BILAYER; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; OPTICS; PHASE TRANSITION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

CELL MEMBRANE; LIPID BILAYERS; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OPTICS; PHASE TRANSITION; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 36549030335     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-519-9:227     Document Type: Article

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