Poster — Thur Eve — 38: The Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Giant Unilamellar Vesicles of “Lipid Raft” Mixtures Examined by Confocal Fluorescence Microscopy

The effect of ionizing radiation on model membranes has been the focus of various studies since the discovery of radioactivity. Spectroscopic techniques, such as X-ray diffraction, electron spin resonance, and fluorescence spectroscopy, yielded insight into radiation-induced physico-chemical changes in model membranes. However, direct visualization of the radiation-induced damage in model membrane systems was not possible before the advent of …