Mechanical Characterization of Liposomes and Extracellular Vesicles, a Protocol

Daan Vorselen, Melissa C. Piontek, Wouter H. Roos*, Gijs J. L. Wuite

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Abstract

Both natural as well as artificial vesicles are of tremendous interest in biology and nanomedicine. Small vesicles (

Original languageEnglish
Article number139
Number of pages14
JournalFrontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Volume7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21-Jul-2020

Keywords

  • (small) vesicles
  • liposomes
  • extracellular vesicles
  • atomic force microscopy (AFM)
  • nanoindentation
  • bending modulus
  • Canham-Helfrich theory
  • mechanical properties
  • ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY
  • SUPPORTED LIPID-BILAYERS
  • MEMBRANE-VESICLES
  • ELASTIC PROPERTIES
  • BENDING STIFFNESS
  • EXOSOMES
  • SPECTROSCOPY
  • RIGIDITY
  • MICA
  • CURVATURE

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