Rotation of giant phospholipid vesicles in an uniform shear flow

Rotation of giant "point attached" phospholipid (POPC) vesicles in a shear flow was studied. The dependence of the angular velocity on the flow gradient was measured and the experimental results were compared to the predictions of a theoretical model. A good linear correlation between the...

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Published inPflügers Archiv Vol. 439; no. 3 Suppl; pp. R141 - R142
Main Authors Razpet, A, Gomiscek, G, Arrigler, V, Svetina, S, Zeks, B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 2000
Subjects
Membranes, Artificial
Models, Theoretical
Phospholipids - chemistry
Rotation
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Summary:Rotation of giant "point attached" phospholipid (POPC) vesicles in a shear flow was studied. The dependence of the angular velocity on the flow gradient was measured and the experimental results were compared to the predictions of a theoretical model. A good linear correlation between the angular velocity of the vesicle and the flow gradient, as predicted, was observed.
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ISSN:0031-6768