Mechanoformation of neutral giant phospholipid vesicles in high ionic strength solution

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 164, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 727-731

  Pavlič, Janez I ^a   Genova, Julia ^b   Popkirov, George ^b   Kralj Iglič, Veronika ^a   Iglič, Aleš ^a   Mitov, Marin D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b INSTITUTE OF SOLID STATE PHYSICS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Giant phospholipid vesicle; High ionic strength solution; Mechanoformation; Neutral phospholipid

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIANT UNILAMELLAR VESICLE; IONIC STRENGTH; MECHANOFORMATION; MEMBRANE FORMATION; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

METHODS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SOLUTIONS; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES;

EID: 80053341342     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: 18732941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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