Pore dynamics of osmotically stressed ve
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Yan Levin; Marco A. Idiart
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Article
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2004
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We present a theory for pore dynamics of osmotically stressed vesicles. When a liposome with an internal concentration of solute is placed inside a solute-depleted medium, an osmotic ow of solvent through the lipid bilayer leads to swelling of vesicle and to increase in membrane surface tension. Thi