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Forming Giant-sized Polymersomes Using Gel-assisted Rehydration
JoVE Journal
Bioengineering
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JoVE Journal Bioengineering
Forming Giant-sized Polymersomes Using Gel-assisted Rehydration

Forming Giant-sized Polymersomes Using Gel-assisted Rehydration

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May 26, 2016

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May 26, 2016

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We present a protocol to rapidly form giant polymer vesicles (pGVs). Briefly, polymer solutions are dehydrated on dried agarose films adhered to coverslips. Rehydration of the polymer films results in rapid formation of pGVs. This method greatly advances the preparation of synthetic giant vesicles for direct applications in biomimetic studies.

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