Biophysical aspects of using liposomes as delivery vehicles

Bioscience Reports

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 129-150

  Ulrich, Anne S ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biophysics; Drug delivery; Lipid; Liposome

Indexed keywords

DRUG CARRIER; DRUG VEHICLE; LIPOSOME; NANOPARTICLE; PHOSPHOLIPID;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COLLOID; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG FORMULATION; EMULSION; GENE TECHNOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; KINETICS; MEMBRANE FUSION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BIOPHYSICS; COLLOIDS; DNA; DRUG STABILITY; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIPID BILAYERS; LIPIDS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANE FLUIDITY; MEMBRANE FUSION; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SUSPENSIONS; TRANSFECTION; VEHICLES;

EID: 0036555163     PISSN: 01448463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020178304031     Document Type: Review

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