Studies of Dielectrophoretic Spectra of Levitated Tobacco Leaf Protoplast

【摘要】 <正> In this paper, we have utilized the principle of dielectrophoresis to determine the dielectrophoretic spectra of single levitated tobacco leaf protoplast at various suspending media conductivities (12.5 μS/cm-520 μS/cm) over wide frequencies (10 Hz—15 MHz). From the experimental data, the membrane capacitance of the single protoplast which was 0.40±0.03μF/cm~2 has been obtained and the dipole interaction of two protoplasts in electrofusion has also been analysed. When the external electric field E_c=1.5kV/cm was applied and the frequency was higher than 20 kHz, the dipole interaction pressure ~πd would be much larger than the membrane potential pressure ~πm, and the pressure ~πd could be the main reason for membraue pores. This conclusion will provide a new basis to improve the protocol of cell electrofusion.更多还原

【Abstract】 In this paper, we have utilized the principle of dielectrophoresis to determine the dielectrophoretic spectra of single levitated tobacco leaf protoplast at various suspending media conductivities (12.5 μS/cm-520 μS/cm) over wide frequencies (10 Hz—15 MHz). From the experimental data, the membrane capacitance of the single protoplast which was 0.40±0.03μF/cm~2 has been obtained and the dipole interaction of two protoplasts in electrofusion has also been analysed. When the external electric field E_c=1.5kV/cm was applied and the frequency was higher than 20 kHz, the dipole interaction pressure ~πd would be much larger than the membrane potential pressure ~πm, and the pressure ~πd could be the main reason for membraue pores. This conclusion will provide a new basis to improve the protocol of cell electrofusion.更多还原