Open AccessHydrostatic pressure in small phospholipid vesicles
Author(s) -
Charles Tanford
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.76.7.3318
Subject(s) - vesicle , phospholipid , hydrostatic pressure , niosome , bilayer , chemistry , biophysics , lipid bilayer , aqueous solution , membrane , biochemistry , biology , thermodynamics , organic chemistry , physics
The internal solvent-filled cavity of a singlewalled spherical phospholipid vesicle must be at essentially the same pressure as the aqueous medium outside the vesicle. Whether or not the bilayer itself is under elevated pressure cannot at present be determined.