Solid-like domains in fluid membranes

P A  Beales; V D  Gordon; Z J  Zhao; S U  Egelhaaf; Wilson Poon

doi:10.1088/0953-8984/17/45/020

Solid-like domains in fluid membranes

P A Beales
, V D Gordon
, Z J Zhao
, S U Egelhaaf
, Wilson Poon

School of Physics and Astronomy

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Abstract

We study model membranes in the form of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) composed of two saturated lipids with different hydrophilic headgroups or different hydrophobic chain lengths. Lateral phase separation in the lipid bilayer causes solid-like 'gel' domains to nucleate and grow in the fluid membrane. We study the shape and size of these domains as well as their growth and interactions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S3341-S3346
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Volume	17
Issue number	45
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/17/45/020
Publication status	Published - 16 Nov 2005

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

GIANT UNILAMELLAR VESICLES
BILAYER-MEMBRANES
MICROSCOPY
MONOLAYERS
INTERFACE
RANGE

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Edinburgh Soft Matter and Statistical Physics Group: Programme Grant
Cates, M. (Principal Investigator), Ackland, G. (Co-investigator), Egelhaaf, S. (Co-investigator), Evans, M. (Co-investigator), Poon, W. (Co-investigator) & Pusey, P. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC
1/10/03 → 31/03/08
Project: Research

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