Table I.
Measured Drift Velocities and μH Values Lipid Probes at pH 4.9
Property | K | Measured or Calculated | NBD-PS | ortho- TR DHPE | Para- TR DHPE |
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Lipid Headgroup Radius27,28,30 | 0.5 nm | 1.0 nm | 1.0 nm | ||
VD* | 3.4 nm | 11 ± 1 ×10−3 | 7.6 ± 0.2 × 10−3 | 7.0 ± 0.4 × 10−3 | |
10 nm | 4.1 ± 1.3 × 10−3 | 6.0 ± .5 × 10−3 | 7.0 ± .3 × 10−3 | ||
μH# | 3.4 nm | Measured | 0.88 ± 0.8 | 0.76 ± 0.2 | 0.70 ± 0.2 |
Calculated | 0.87 | 0.77 | 0.77 | ||
10 nm | Measured | 0.33± 0.1 | 0.60± 0.05 | 0.71± .03 | |
Calculated | 0.95 | 0.91 | 0.91 |
The drift velocity, VD, values are in units of (μm/s)•(V/m)−1.
The electrophoretic mobility, μH, values are in units of (μm/s) •(V/m)−1 •C−1, where C is the charge in Coulombs.