Postsynthetic Photocontrol of Giant Liposomes via Fusion-Based Photolipid Doping
Stefanie D. Pritzl, Johannes Morstein, Sophia Kahler, David B. Konrad, Dirk Trauner, Theobald Lohmüller
Abstract
). Combined, our findings present an attractive and practical method for the precise delivery of photolipids, which offers new prospects for the optical control of membrane function.
Topics & Concepts
VesicleLiposomeAzobenzeneFusionLipid bilayer fusionMembraneChemistryVesicle fusionDopingBiophysicsPhosphatidylcholineNanotechnologyMaterials scienceMoleculeOptoelectronicsSynaptic vesicleOrganic chemistryPhospholipidBiochemistryBiologyLinguisticsPhilosophyLipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry