Hierarchical unilamellar vesicles of controlled compositional heterogeneity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Eukaryotic life contains hierarchical vesicular architectures (i.e. organelles) that are crucial for material production and trafficking, information storage and access, as well as energy production. In order to perform specific tasks, these compartments
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Molecules, 2022 Curcumin-loaded native and succinylated pea protein nanoparticles, as well as zwitterionic giant unilamellar vesicles were used in this study as model bioactive compound loaded-nanoparticles and biomembranes, respectively, to assess bio-nano interactions.
Ogadimma D. Okagu +2 more
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Surfactant-free production of biomimetic giant unilamellar vesicles using PDMS-based microfluidics [PDF]
Communications Chemistry, 2021 The production of giant unilamellar vesicles by microfluidics commonly involves additives, which may interfere with the resultant membrane properties. Here pure lipid GUVs are prepared which exclude residual surfactants and other additives.
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Block Copolymer Giant Unilamellar Vesicles for High-Throughput Screening [PDF]
CHIMIA, 2022 Bottom-up synthetic cells offer the potential to study cellular processes with reduced complexity. Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) can mimic cells in their morphological characteristics because their architecture is precisely controllable.
Lukas Heuberger, Cornelia Palivan
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Microfluidic production, stability and loading of synthetic giant unilamellar vesicles [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn advanced drug delivery, versatile liposomal formulations are commonly employed for safer and more accurate therapies. Here we report a method that allows a straightforward production of synthetic monodisperse (~ 100 μm) giant unilamellar vesicles ...
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Electroformation of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles from Damp Lipid Films with a Focus on Vesicles with High Cholesterol Content [PDF]
MembranesGiant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are membrane models used to study membrane properties. Electroformation is one of the methods used to produce GUVs. During electroformation protocol, dry lipid film is formed.
Ivan Mardešić +2 more
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Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry of Single Giant Unilamellar Vesicles Reveals Compositional Variability. [PDF]
J Am Chem Soc, 2023 Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are a widely used model system to interrogate lipid phase behavior, study biomembrane mechanics, reconstitute membrane proteins, and provide a chassis for synthetic cells.
Grusky DS, Bhattacharya A, Boxer SG.
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Construction and Design of giant Unilamellar vesicles [PDF]
, 2022 Construction and design of giant unilamellar vesicles Abstract Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUV’s) consist of a phospholipid membrane bilayer and an aqueous space in between the membrane. Vesicles play a fundamental role in many fields of science, this is
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Reversible Charge-Mediated Capture and Release of Extracellular Vesicles Using Giant Unilamellar Vesicles [PDF]
ACS OmegaMarinella Pinelli +12 more
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Electroformation of Giant Unilamellar Vesicles on Stainless Steel Electrodes [PDF]
ACS Omega, 2017 Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are well-established model systems for studying membrane structure and dynamics. Electroformation, also referred to as electroswelling, is one of the most prevalent methods for producing GUVs, as it enables modulation of
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