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Vortragender: Joseph Adelinia Raum: Seminar Room 02.104 Ort: CFEL (Bldg. 99)

Probing (and Changing) the Mechanical Properties of Cell Membranes

MPSD Seminar
Cell membranes are formed of lipid bilayers, and separate the interiors of all living cells from the surroundings. They have an integral role in maintaining the internal environment of cells. Anaesthetics have been shown to have a potency directly proportional to their affinity for lipid substances, strongly implying that the effect of anaesthesia is due to the action on cell membranes of the anaesthetic molecules. Previous studies have demonstrated the effects of anaesthetics on lipid melting points, but no experiments have looked at changes in mechanical properties. [mehr]
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