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Observation of Viscoelastic Behavior of Lipid Membrane via Optical Forces

Shao-Hua Wu, Shuyang Wu, Shalene Sankhagowit, Roshni Biswas, Michelle Povinelli, and Noah Malmstadt

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Abstract

The temporal characterization of giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) is achieved via a dual-beam optical trap. The instantaneous and delayed response in membrane surface area strain was observed, implying viscoelastic behavior of the membrane.

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