TABLE 2.
Minimum pressure for extrusion Pmin, average size of preextruded vesicles Ro, and lysis tension calculated from Eq. 6 γℓ for POPC, POPC:cholesterol, and POPC:ceramide samples
Lipid composition | Pmin (psi) | Ro (nm) | γℓ (mN/m) |
---|---|---|---|
POPC | 39.3 ± 2.9 | 228.7 | 7.4 ± 1.1 |
POPC:cholesterol (70:30) | 49.2 ± 5.9 | 218.0 | 9.4 ± 1.4 |
POPC:ceramide (90:10) | 26.0 ± 2.9 | 161.9 | 5.5 ± 0.97 |
POPC:ceramide (85:15) | 13.0 ± 1.2 | 143.7 | 2.9 ± 0.50 |