Thermotropic Behavior of Lipid Mixtures Studied at the Level of Single Vesicles: Giant Unilamellar Vesicles and Two-Photon Excitation Fluorescence Microscopy

The aim of this chapter is to introduce an experimental approach that allows visualization of temperature-dependent lipid phase equilibria at the level of single vesicles, using two-photon fluorescence microscopy. Various methods to prepare giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) and novel results in the...

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Autor: Bagatolli, Luis Alberto
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/139218
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/139218
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:GUVs
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Sumario:The aim of this chapter is to introduce an experimental approach that allows visualization of temperature-dependent lipid phase equilibria at the level of single vesicles, using two-photon fluorescence microscopy. Various methods to prepare giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) and novel results in the direct visualization of the lipid phase coexistence at the level of single vesicles, combining the particular properties of some fluorescent probes and two-photon excitation fluorescence microscopy, are discussed in this chapter.