Bubbles Respond to Their Environment (VIDEO)

University of California - Davis

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A collection of artificial lipid bubbles cycle through changes in their membranes as the surrounding environment changes. As the osmotic potential changes, different lipids in the membranes form patchy domains that are linked to pore formation and release of material to the outside.

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Atul Parikh, UC Davis

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