ATTRACTION BETWEEN LIPID BILAYER-MEMBRANES IN CONCENTRATED-SOLUTIONS OF NONADSORBING POLYMERS - COMPARISON OF MEAN-FIELD THEORY WITH MEASUREMENTS OF ADHESION ENERGY

被引:126
作者
EVANS, E
NEEDHAM, D
机构
[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,DEPT PHYS,VANCOUVER V6T 1W5,BC,CANADA
[2] DUKE UNIV,DEPT MECH ENGN & MAT SCI,DURHAM,NC 27706
关键词
ADHESION; -; Measurements; LIPIDS; Adhesion; MEMBRANES; Materials; POLYMERS; Solutions;
D O I
10.1021/ma00184a049
中图分类号
O63 [高分子化学(高聚物)];
学科分类号
070305 ; 080501 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The authors report direct measurements of the free energy potential for adhesion of synthetic lipid bilayers in aqueous solutions of dextran (polyglucose) over a wide range of volume fraction (0. 01-0. 1) and molecular weight. These polymer solutions are well-modeled by a Flory interaction parameter of 0. 43, characteristic of a 'good' solvent. Controlled assembly of two giant bilayer vesicles was used to evaluate the free energy potential for formation of adhesive contact. The adhesion energy for neutral (phosphatidylcholine) bilayers in 0. 1 M NaCl was found to steadily increase with polymer volume fraction - without any indication of a plateau - and with little dependence of polymer size.
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页码:1822 / 1831
页数:10
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