Liposomes in contact and interacting with silica nanoparticles : from decorated vesicles to internalized particles / Raphael Michel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Michel, Raphael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liposomes.

Nanoparticles.

Silica.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages) : illustrations (some color), tables, graphs

Edition:

1. Auflage.

Place of Publication:

Gottingen, [Germany] : Cuvillier Verlag, 2013.

Summary:

In the past few years, growing attention has been devoted to the study of the interactions taking place in mixed systems of phospholipid membranes and inorganic nanoparticles. This is an important issue with regard to using nanoparticles in nanomedicine but also in the related field of nanotoxicology. However, the nature of the interactions in such mixtures is rather complex and may lead to the formation of different colloidal structures. Focusing on the case of liposomes and silica nanoparticles, the study presented here aims at improving our understanding of the interactions in such mixed systems and at obtaining a detailed picture of the hybrid structures they result in. Drawing a parallel between different systems, this work offers not only interesting features on the internalization process of nanoparticles and on the stability of nanoparticle-decorated vesicles but also comprehensive insights into the influence of the bilayer state (liquid, gel) on the nanoscale structures of hybrid liposome/nanoparticle complexes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 2, 2017).

ISBN:

9783736945791

3736945795