Construction of Asymmetric Cell-Sized Lipid Vesicles from Lipid-Coated Water-in-Oil Microdroplets
Construction of Asymmetric Cell-Sized Lipid Vesicles from Lipid-Coated Water-in-Oil Microdroplets
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DOI:
10.1021/jp807784j
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发表时间:
2008-11-27
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Takagi, Masahiro
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作者:
Hamada, Tsutomu;Miura, Yoko;Takagi, Masahiro
We present a simple, rapid, and robust method for preparing asymmetric cell-sized lipid bilayer vesicles using water-in-oil (W/O) microdroplets transferred through an oil-water interface. The efficiency for producing cell-sized model membranes is elucidated in relation to the vesicular size and the weight of contained water-soluble molecules. We demonstrate the biological asymmetric nature and the formation of lipid raft microdomain structures using fluorescence microscopy.