Spontaneous Formation of Giant Liposomes from Neutral Phospholipids
- 1 March 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 26 (3) , 205-206
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1997.205
Abstract
Giant liposomes were formed spontaneously from neutral phospholipids in an aqueous solution containing MgCl2. Based on both dark-field microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, we concluded that these giant liposomes are unilamellar.Keywords
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