title: Photo-induced destruction of giant vesicles in methylene blue solutions.
abstract: We study the photodecomposition of phospholipid bilayers in aqueous solutions of methylene blue. Observation of giant unilamellar vesicles under an optical microscope reveals a consistent pattern of membrane disruption as a function of methylene blue concentration and photon density for different substrates supporting the vesicles.
authors.affiliation: Institut Charles Sadron, UP22 CNRS ULP, 67083 Strasbourg Cedex, France. wilker@fct.unesp.br
authors.forename: Wilker
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Caetano
authors.forename: Paula S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Rosangela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Itri
authors.forename: Divinomar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Severino
authors.forename: Vinicius C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Mauricio S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baptista
authors.forename: André P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Schröder
authors.forename: Carlos M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Marques
mesh_terms: D008051:Lipid Bilayers / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008081:Liposomes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008751:Methylene Blue; D010743:Phospholipids; D010777:Photochemistry; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D010743:Phospholipids; D012996:Solutions; D008751:Methylene Blue