Adhesion and merging of lipid bilayers: A method for measuring the free energy of adhesion and hemifusion

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 987-995

  Sun, Yen ^a   Lee, Chang Chun ^a   Huang, Huey W ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79951849226     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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