2023
Membrane Tubulation with a Biomembrane Force Probe
Pincet L, Pincet F. Membrane Tubulation with a Biomembrane Force Probe. Membranes 2023, 13: 910. PMID: 38132914, PMCID: PMC10744658, DOI: 10.3390/membranes13120910.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBiomembrane force probeOptical tweezersForce probeTweezersGiant unilamellar vesiclesMeasurement of forcesExperimental setupMicromanipulation techniqueUnilamellar vesiclesProbeSimilar tubesMaterial transportLocal geometryHigh curvatureMicromanipulationMolecular interactionsGUVsSetupEnergeticsInteractionMeasurementsFormationTubeNanosprings
2016
FRAP to Characterize Molecular Diffusion and Interaction in Various Membrane Environments
Pincet F, Adrien V, Yang R, Delacotte J, Rothman JE, Urbach W, Tareste D. FRAP to Characterize Molecular Diffusion and Interaction in Various Membrane Environments. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0158457. PMID: 27387979, PMCID: PMC4936743, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescence correlation spectroscopySingle-particle trackingCorresponding recovery timeFRAP measurementsDynamics of lipidsDiffusion coefficientCorrelation spectroscopyBrownian motionParticle trackingConfocal microscopeAccurate valuesDiffusive speciesMembrane environmentMolecular diffusionMeasurementsMembrane platformsBehavior of lipidsFRAP experimentsMotion
1997
Quantitative Analysis of Holes in Supported Bilayers Providing the Adsorption Energy of Surfactants on Solid Substrate
Bassereau P, Pincet F. Quantitative Analysis of Holes in Supported Bilayers Providing the Adsorption Energy of Surfactants on Solid Substrate. Langmuir 1997, 13: 7003-7007. DOI: 10.1021/la970515c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSecond monolayerFirst monolayerMode atomic force microscopy experimentsAtomic force microscopy experimentsForce microscopy experimentsMicroscopy experimentsHolesSupported bilayersDesorption of lipidRange 1Ratio measurementsAdsorption energyMonolayersEnergySolid surfaceBilayersSolid substrateMixed bilayersLow adsorption energyAmphiphilic moleculesQuantitative analysisMeasurementsSimple techniqueNew simple techniqueDOPC