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25 April 2024
 
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Unbinding Transition Induced by Osmotic Pressure in Relation to Unilamellar Vesicle Formation
N. L. Yamada ; M. Hishida ; H. Seto ; K. Tsumoto ; T. Yoshimura ; PostScript ; PDF ; Other formats ;
Date 26 Jul 2006
Subject Soft Condensed Matter
AbstractSmall-angle X-ray scattering and phase-contrast microscopy experiments were performed to investigate the effect of the osmotic pressure on vesicle formation in a dioleoylphosphatidylcholine (DOPC)/water/NaI system. Multi-lamellar vesicles were formed when a pure lipid film was hydrated with an aqueous solution of NaI. On the other hand, uni-lamellar vesicles (ULVs) were formed when a lipid film mixed with an enough amount of NaI was hydrated. To confirm the effect of the osmotic pressure due to NaI, a free-energy calculation was performed. This result showed that the osmotic pressure induced an unbinding transition on the hydration process, which resulted in ULV formation.
Source arXiv, cond-mat/0607672
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