Measurement of lipid forces by X-ray diffraction and osmotic stress

Horia I. Petrache, Daniel Harries, V. Adrian Parsegian

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Abstract

Lipid suspensions in aqueous solutions most often form multilamellar vesicles of uniformly spaced bilayers. Interlamellar spacing is determined by the balance of attractive van der Waals (charge fluctuation) and repulsive forces. This balance of forces, as well as membrane elasticity, can be probed by applied osmotic stress. We describe how osmotic stress can be imposed on multilamellar lipid samples to study lipid interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMethods in Membrane Lipids
PublisherHumana Press
Pages405-419
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)1597455199, 9781597455190
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Aug 2007

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume400
ISSN (Print)1064-3745

Keywords

  • Bending rigidity
  • Cholesterol hydration
  • Membrane fluctuations
  • Osmotic pressure
  • Spontaneous curvature

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