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  • Biophysics
  • Materials Science
  • Surface Chemistry

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  • Lipid bilayers exhibit complex behaviors influenced by environmental factors.
  • Understanding membrane heterogeneity is crucial for biological and material applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate lipid membrane morphology changes at varying pH levels.
  • To explore the impact of pH on nanoparticle diffusion and interaction with lipid bilayers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized three-dimensional (3D) single-particle tracking.
  • Employed fluorescently tagged carboxylated polystyrene nanoparticles (100 nm) as probes.
  • Studied glass-supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) composed of specific phospholipids at different pHs.

Main Results:

  • At neutral pH, SLBs showed planar structures with 2D Brownian motion of nanoparticles.
  • At basic pH (10.0), nanoparticles exhibited transient confinement (100-200 nm) within 3D bulged structures.
  • Particles were temporarily trapped in these bulges with an estimated escape activation energy of ~4.2 kB T.

Conclusions:

  • Nonuniform distribution of pH-sensitive lipids likely causes the formation of 3D heterogeneous membrane structures.
  • The geometry of these 3D lipid structures influences nanoparticle-lipid surface interactions.
  • This research provides insights into the origins of lateral heterogeneity in lipid membranes.