title: Studying the effects of asymmetry on the bending rigidity of lipid membranes formed by microfluidics.
abstract: In this article we detail a robust high-throughput microfluidic platform capable of fabricating either symmetric or asymmetric giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) and characterise the mechanical properties of their membranes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. o.ces@imperial.ac.uk and Institute of Chemical Biology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Karamdad
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. o.ces@imperial.ac.uk and Institute of Chemical Biology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Law
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. o.ces@imperial.ac.uk and Institute of Chemical Biology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Seddon
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. o.ces@imperial.ac.uk and Institute of Chemical Biology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Brooks
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. o.ces@imperial.ac.uk and Institute of Chemical Biology, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ces
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D056656:Lab-On-A-Chip Devices; D008560:Membrane Fluidity; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines / Q000737:chemistry; D053835:Unilamellar Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010713:Phosphatidylcholines; D053835:Unilamellar Liposomes; C017251:1,2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine; C028694:1-palmitoyl-2-oleoylphosphatidylcholine