Oscillatory phase separation in giant lipid vesicles induced by transmembrane osmotic differentials

• Main Authors: Oglęcka, Kamila, Rangamani, Padmini, Liedberg, Bo, Kraut, Rachel S., Parikh, Atul N.
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Lipid vesicle; Osmotic pressure
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84836; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41975
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Giant lipid vesicles are closed compartments consisting of semi-permeable shells, which isolate femto- to pico-liter quantities of aqueous core from the bulk. Although water permeates readily across vesicular walls, passive permeation of solutes is hindered. In this study, we show that, when subject...