Rotation of giant phospholipid vesicles in an uniform shear flow.
Rotation of giant "point attached" phospholipid (POPC) vesicles in a shear flow was studied. The dependence of the angular velocity on the flow gradient was measured and the experimental results were compared to the predictions of a theoretical model. A good linear correlation between the angular velocity of the vesicle and the flow gradient, as predicted, was observed.
Institute of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Lipičeva 2, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia, , , , , , SI.
Alenka
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Razpet
Institute of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Lipičeva 2, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia, , , , , , SI.
Gregor
G
Gomišček
Institute of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Lipičeva 2, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia, , , , , , SI.
Vesna
V
Arrigler
Institute of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Lipičeva 2, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia, , , , , , SI.
Saša
S
Svetina
Institute of Biophysics, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Lipičeva 2, Ljubljana, SI-1000, Slovenia, , , , , , SI.
Boštjan
B
Žekš
Key words: phospholipid vesicle; rotation; shear flow