Towards an understanding of the release behavior of temperature-sensitive liposomes: A possible explanation of the "pseudoequilibrium" release behavior at the phase transition temperature

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 167-173

  Zhang, Xin ^a   Luckham, Paul F ^a   Hughes, Alun D ^b   Thom, Simon ^b   Xu, Xiao Yun ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lysolipid; Mild hyperthermia; Release mechanism; Thermal sensitive liposome

Indexed keywords

CALCEIN; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; COOLING; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG RELEASE; ENCAPSULATION; HEATING; HYDROPHILICITY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; LIPID VESICLE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

1,2-DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENCE; HOT TEMPERATURE; LIPOSOMES; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PERMEABILITY; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84880496468     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: 15322394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08982104.2013.779702     Document Type: Article

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