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CELL fusion1 and vesicle-membrane2 or vesicle-synapse3 fusion are currently thought to involve distance-dependent interactions between membranes. We have devised a general method for measuring such forces between planar phospho-lipid membranes, and report here results for the specific case of egg lecithin (phosphatidyl choline) bilayers in water.
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LENEVEU, D., RAND, R. & PARSEGIAN, V. Measurement of forces between lecithin bilayers. Nature 259, 601–603 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/259601a0
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