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Membrane flow patterns in multicomponent giant vesicles induced by alternating electric fields†Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Vesicle preparation procedure, numerical calculations and confocal microscopy movies of domain motion. See DOI: 10.1039/b811876kClick here for additional data file.Click here for additional data file.Click here for additional data file.Click here for additional data file.Click here for additional data file.

ABSTRACT: Alternating electric (AC) fields induce circular patterns of lipid transport in membranes of giant vesicles. The flow is visualized by fluorescently labelled lipid domains.

SUBMITTER: Staykova M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2898647 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Membrane flow patterns in multicomponent giant vesicles induced by alternating electric fields†Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Vesicle preparation procedure, numerical calculations and confocal microscopy movies of domain motion. See DOI: 10.1039/b811876kClick here for additional data file.Click here for additional data file.Click here for additional data file.Click here for additional data file.Click here for additional data file.

Staykova Margarita M Lipowsky Reinhard R Dimova Rumiana R

Soft matter 20080910 11

Alternating electric (AC) fields induce circular patterns of lipid transport in membranes of giant vesicles. The flow is visualized by fluorescently labelled lipid domains. ...[more]

PMID: 22096459

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