Thermal fluctuations of giant lipid vesicles have been investigated both theoretically and experimentally. At the theoretical level, the model developed here takes explicitly into account the conservation of vesicle volume and membrane area. Under these conditions, the amplitude of thermal fluctuations depends critically not only on the bending elasticity of the bilayer, but also on the membrane tension and/or hydrostatic pressure difference between the interior and exterior of the vesicle. At the experimental level, the determination of the bending modulus kc first requires the analysis of a large number (several hundred) of vesicle contours to obtain a significant statistics. Secondly, the contribution of the experimental error on the con...
The mechanical properties of phospholipid membranes have been extensively studied over the past few ...
The fluctuation spectrum of giant unilamellar vesicles is measured using a high-resolution contour d...
We measure the bending elasticity of flaccid vesicles by Fourier analysis of the thermally excited s...
Thermal fluctuations of giant lipid vesicles have been investigated both theoretically and experimen...
The time correlation function of the fluctuations in shape of large ( ≽ 10 μm) quasi-spherical hydra...
The time correlation function of the fluctuations in shape of large ( ≽ 10 μm) quasi-spherical hydra...
The time correlation function of the shape fluctuations of large (greater than 10 micron), cylindric...
We show how to greatly improve precision when determining bending elasticity of giant unilamellar ve...
International audienceWe show how to greatly improve precision when determining bending elasticity o...
Biological membranes constantly change their shape in response to external stimuli, and understandin...
Biological membranes constantly change their shape in response to external stimuli, and understandin...
We present a new scheme to estimate the elastic properties of biological membranes in computer simul...
Fluid-phase phospholipid vesicles are abundant in biological cells and play an essential role in cel...
Renormalization of the membrane tension and elastic area expansion modulus by thermally induced bend...
We present high precision measurements of the bending elastic moduli for bilayers of a variety of di...
The mechanical properties of phospholipid membranes have been extensively studied over the past few ...
The fluctuation spectrum of giant unilamellar vesicles is measured using a high-resolution contour d...
We measure the bending elasticity of flaccid vesicles by Fourier analysis of the thermally excited s...
Thermal fluctuations of giant lipid vesicles have been investigated both theoretically and experimen...
The time correlation function of the fluctuations in shape of large ( ≽ 10 μm) quasi-spherical hydra...
The time correlation function of the fluctuations in shape of large ( ≽ 10 μm) quasi-spherical hydra...
The time correlation function of the shape fluctuations of large (greater than 10 micron), cylindric...
We show how to greatly improve precision when determining bending elasticity of giant unilamellar ve...
International audienceWe show how to greatly improve precision when determining bending elasticity o...
Biological membranes constantly change their shape in response to external stimuli, and understandin...
Biological membranes constantly change their shape in response to external stimuli, and understandin...
We present a new scheme to estimate the elastic properties of biological membranes in computer simul...
Fluid-phase phospholipid vesicles are abundant in biological cells and play an essential role in cel...
Renormalization of the membrane tension and elastic area expansion modulus by thermally induced bend...
We present high precision measurements of the bending elastic moduli for bilayers of a variety of di...
The mechanical properties of phospholipid membranes have been extensively studied over the past few ...
The fluctuation spectrum of giant unilamellar vesicles is measured using a high-resolution contour d...
We measure the bending elasticity of flaccid vesicles by Fourier analysis of the thermally excited s...