One of the goals of synthetic biology is the bottom‐up construction of an artificial cell, the
successful realization of which could shed light on how cellular life emerged and could also …

Encapsulating biological and non-biological materials in lipid vesicles presents significant
potential in both industrial and academic settings. When smaller than 100 nm, lipid vesicles …

Cell-sized vesicles like giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are established as a promising
biomimetic model for studying cellular phenomena in isolation. However, the presence of …

Abstract Motivation Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs), cell-like synthetic micrometer size
structures, assemble when thin lipid films are hydrated in aqueous solutions. Quantitative …

Block copolymers in solution can form vesicles with a preferred size when the degree of
polymerisation NB of the hydrophobic block is significantly greater than that of the …

Since their first reported formation in the late 1960s [1], giant vesicles have proven to be
invaluable research tools for many applications including but not limited to studies on the …

In recent experiments, small, thick-walled vesicles with a preferred size were formed from
copolymers where the degree of polymerisation of the hydrophobic block,, was significantly …

This dissertation is an attempt to address open questions in the area of suspension
migration behaviors that have been observed. Different flow regimes and their …