Rotation of giant phospholipid vesicles in an uniform shear flow

Authors
Razpet, A Gomiscek, G Arrigler, V Svetina, S Zeks, B
Citation
A. Razpet et al., Rotation of giant phospholipid vesicles in an uniform shear flow, PFLUG ARCH, 439(3), 2000, pp. R141-R142
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physiology
Journal title
PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00316768 → ACNP
Volume
439
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Supplement
S
Pages
R141 - R142
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-6768(2000)439:3<R141:ROGPVI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Rotation of giant "point attached" phospholipid (POPC) vesicles in a shear flow was studied. The dependence of the angular velocity on the flow gradie nt was measured and the experimental results were compared to the predictio ns of a theoretical model. A good linear correlation between the angular ve locity of the vesicle and the flow gradient, as predicted, was observed.