Hierarchical Unilamellar Vesicles of Controlled Compositional Heterogeneity
Figure 5
Predictions of the minimal and maximal number of encapsulated giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs).
The minimal number (dashed lines) of encapsulated GUVs needed to induce sedimentation of an intact hierarchical unilamellar vesicle (HUV) of a given size is different for the sedimentation induced by centrifugation (squares) and induced by spontaneous sedimentation (circles). The maximal number (solid line) of encapsulated GUVs that can be packed into an intact HUV of a given size (diamonds) solely depends on the volume available.