The shape parameter of liposomes and DNA-lipid complexes determined by viscometry utilizing small sample volumes

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1223-1232

  Sun, Y ^a   Li, X ^a   Duzgunes N ^b   Takaoka, Y ^c   Ohi, S ^c   Hirota, S ^a,b,c,d  

^a DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^c TOKYO DENKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLGLYCEROL; DNA; LIPID; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; DNA DETERMINATION; GEOMETRY; LIPID ANALYSIS; MINICAPILLARY VISCOMETER; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SAMPLING; SURFACE CHARGE; VISCOMETER; VISCOMETRY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0042344803     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74558-5     Document Type: Article

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