Communications Chemistry (Jun 2021)

Surfactant-free production of biomimetic giant unilamellar vesicles using PDMS-based microfluidics

  • Naresh Yandrapalli,
  • Julien Petit,
  • Oliver Bäumchen,
  • Tom Robinson

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00530-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The production of giant unilamellar vesicles by microfluidics commonly involves additives, which may interfere with the resultant membrane properties. Here pure lipid GUVs are prepared which exclude residual surfactants and other additives.