Spontaneously formed unilamellar vesicles

Methods Enzymol. 2009:465:3-20. doi: 10.1016/S0076-6879(09)65001-1.

Abstract

Mixtures of long- and short-chain phospholipids can spontaneously form uniform unilamellar vesicles (ULVs) with diameters 50 nm (polydispersities of <0.3) or less. The morphology of these ULVs has mainly been characterized using small angle neutron scattering (SANS), a technique highly suited for the study of hydrogenous materials. Once formed, these ULVs have turned out to be highly stable and show great promise as imaging and therapeutic carriers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Lipids / chemistry
  • Liposomes*
  • Micelles

Substances

  • Lipids
  • Liposomes
  • Micelles