Polyelectrolyte-coated liposomes: Stabilization of the interfacial complexes

Regulation of acid phosphatase in reverse micellar system by lipids additives: Structural aspects

“…These lipids form different molecular packagings in model system according to their structure and geometry, i.e. the correlation between the volume of hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail of the lipid molecule [4,[30][31][32]. For example, PC and PI are characterized by bulky head group and belong to cylindrical-type molecules.…”

“…A number of model membrane systems, mainly based on liposomes or lipid monoand multilayers, has been proposed for studying biomembrane transport, receptor functioning and protein-lipid interactions [1][2][3][4][5]. Lipid composition plays a key role in protein association with membrane, regulation of protein conformation and enzymatic activity.…”

Formation and stability of multiple-layered liposomes by layer-by-layer electrostatic deposition of biopolymers

“…Such charged template structures are for example emulsion droplets stabilized by ionic emulsifiers, hydrogel particles composed of charged biopolymers, or liposomes composed of charged polar lipids (Fukui & Fujimoto, 2009;Hemtanon, Warad, Thanachayanont, & Dutta, 2005;Mak, Bai, Chang, & Trau, 2009;Varahramyan & Lvov, 2006). The deposited polymer membrane is thought to enable the template structures to withstand various environment stresses better than uncoated ones (Guzey & McClements, 2006;Klinkesorn & McClements, 2009;Yaroslavov, Rakhnyanskaya, Yaroslavova, Efimova, & Menger, 2008), and a variety of polymers such as chitosan, pectin, and alginate have been used to that effect.…”

Spontaneous Vesicles Modulated by Polymers

“…It is well known that vesicles can be tuned with polymers [21][22][23][24][25][26]. Thus, the inclusion of small percentages of polymers in liposome formulation used as drug carriers increases their circulation in vivo, favoring the uptake in the target site [27].…”