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Since more than a decade now, giant vesicles are objects that fascinate and, at times,
surprise us. These giants are only a few tens of microns in size and this defines
their unique property: they are visible under a light microscope and provide a handy
biomimetic tool for displaying directly the response of the membrane on the cell-size
scale. Our group employs them for systematic measurements of the properties of lipid
bilayers as a function of membrane composition and phase state, surrounding media,
and temperature. The objectives of our group are to understand fundamental cellular
phenomena and morphologies of cell organelles as well as to identify general mechanisms
underlying cellular processes. If this grabbed your interest and you would like to
learn more about giant vesicles, check The Giant Vesicle Book - it is both giant
and about these giants.
…And apart from being focused on our work, we also have fun.
