Essays about: "Giant unilamellar vesicles"

Found 4 essays containing the words Giant unilamellar vesicles.

1. 1. GIANT UNILAMELLAR VESICLES FOR PEPTIDE-MEMBRANE INTERACTION STUDIES USING FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Biofysik och bioteknik

   Author : Martin Nilsson; [2020]
   Keywords : Giant unilamellar vesicles; Lipid rafts; Fluorescence microscopy; Drug delivery;

   Abstract : Vesicles are a type of biological or biomimetic particle consisting of one or more often spherical bilayers made up of amphipathic molecules, creating a closed system. They can function as an encapsulating device, holding hydrophilic molecules on the inside of the bilayer membrane(s) or hydrophobic molecules in the non-polar interstitial space in the middle of the bilayers. READ MORE

3. 2. Affinity of Alpha-Synuclein and Lipid Vesicle Interaction

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Fasta tillståndets fysik; Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen

   Author : Ahmed Masaada; [2019]
   Keywords : Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Alpha-synuclein is a protein involved in several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson’s, where it has been observed to form amyloid fibrils or Lewy bodies. However, how or to what extent alpha-synuclein is involved is not known. READ MORE

4. 3. Membrane tension-mediated growth of liposomes : A step closer to synthetic cells

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

   Author : Sai Sreekar Wunnava Venkata; [2018]
   Keywords : synthetic cells; liposomes; growth; membrane fusion; bottom-up biology; microfluidics;

   Abstract : Living cells are highly complex, making it an extremely challenging task to understand how they function. A possible solution is the bottom-up assembly of non-living components and building up life-like features from scratch, i.e., using synthetic cells as a tool to understand the basic characteristics of life. READ MORE

5. 4. Single-step microfluidic generation of cell-sized giant unilamellar vesicles: Characterization and dielectrophoretic patterning and sorting

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Biomedicinsk teknik

   Author : Fredrik Thege; [2011]
   Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : Giant Unilamellar Vesicles (GUV) have the potential to play a dominating role in future scientific efforts to understand and model biological systems through the creation of artificial cells. GUV:s span a wide range of possible applications that include their use as biosensors, cell encapsulation agents and biomicroreactors. READ MORE