Properties of giant vesicles |
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| Institution: | 1. Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, 141980 Dubna, Russia;2. Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;1. Yildiz Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yildiz Campus, 34349 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, 37041 Baku, Azerbaijan;1. Department of Mechanical Engineering University of British Columbia, 2054-6250 Applied Science Lane, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4;2. Department of Biology, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Surrey, BC, Canada;3. Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;4. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada;1. Laboratory for Fundamental BioPhotonics (LBP), Institute of Bioengineering (IBI), School of Engineering (STI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;2. Theoretical Physics and Center for Biophysics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany;3. Biochemistry Department, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland;4. Swiss National Centre for Competence in Research Programme Chemical Biology, Geneva, Switzerland;5. School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland;6. Institute of Materials Science and Engineering (IMX), School of Engineering (STI), École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland;7. Lausanne Centre for Ultrafast Science, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | We have discussed the specific properties of giant vesicles and their use as model systems for fluid interfaces and biomembranes. Recent advances in giant vesicle research include systematic measurements of visco-elastic parameters as a function of membrane composition, experiments with water-soluble amphiphiles and active membranes, as well as the investigation of hydrodynamic interactions. Notably, it has finally been possible to measure spontaneous curvatures of membranes for a variety of different systems. Experimentally, spontaneous curvature has been a somewhat obscure quantity so far. Furthermore, vesicles have been used to construct bioelectronic devices and new classes of vesicles made of polymers were introduced. |
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