view article

Figure 2
Experimental realization of the micropipette aspiration setup. (a) Rendering of the manipulators controlling the movement of the pipettes relative to the sample environment. (b) Close-up rendering of pipettes inserted into the sample solution. The inset shows the pipettes bringing two GUVs into contact. (c) PTFE-coated diagnostic slide with twelve 5.2 mm-diameter wells, fixing the positions of the sample droplets. (df) Two opposing pipettes (inclined tips with angle of 30°, 80 µm outer diameter, 15 µm inner diameter; GYNEMED, Germany) centered above the droplet and inserted into the droplet. (g) The assembly is moved into the focus of an optical microscope with images recorded by an optical network camera.

Journal logoJOURNAL OF
SYNCHROTRON
RADIATION
ISSN: 1600-5775
Follow J. Synchrotron Rad.
Sign up for e-alerts
Follow J. Synchrotron Rad. on Twitter
Follow us on facebook
Sign up for RSS feeds