Block Liposome and Nanotube Formation is a General Phenomenon of Two-Component Membranes Containing Multivalent Lipids.

ABSTRACT: We report a study on the formation of block liposomes (BLs) and nanotubes from membranes comprised of mixtures of membrane curvature-stabilizing multivalent cationic lipids MVL3(3+) and MVL5(5+) with neutral 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidylcholine (DOPC). In conjunction with prior work on MVLBG2(16+), our experiments suggest that BL and nanotube formation is a general phenomenon in membranes containing multivalent lipids, thus enhancing the relevance of BLs for applications such as gene/drug storage and delivery or templating.

SUBMITTER: Zidovska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3374606 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature