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. 1979 Jul;76(7):3318–3319. doi: 10.1073/pnas.76.7.3318

Hydrostatic pressure in small phospholipid vesicles

Charles Tanford 1,2
PMCID: PMC383816  PMID: 16592677

Abstract

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.

Keywords: surface tension, phospholipid bilayer

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