Thermal fluctuations of the lipid membrane determine particle uptake into Giant Unilamellar Vesicles

oleh: Yareni A. Ayala, Ramin Omidvar, Winfried Römer, Alexander Rohrbach

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01

Deskripsi

Particulates, bacteria and viruses wrap into cell membranes. Here the authors use optical tweezers, particle tracking and mathematical modelling to show that the uptake process into giant vesicles is influenced by thermal membrane fluctuations.