Phospholipids have the characteristics of excellent biocompatibility and a especial
amphiphilicity. These unique properties make phospholipids most appropriate to be …

Many recent reports have demonstrated that rapid uptake of liposomes in vivo by cells of the
mononuclear phagocytic systcm (MPS), which has restricted their therapeutic utility, can be …

A simple theory is developed that accounts for many of the observed physical properties of
micelles, both globular and rod-like, and of bilayer vesicles composed of ionic or zwitterionic …

Large unilamellar and oligolamellar vesicles are formed when an aqueous buffer is
introduced into a mixture of phospholipid and organic solvent and the organic solvent is …

Membrane fusion--in the widest sense of the word--is a widely observed phenomenon in
nature. Membrane fusion is involved in secretion, in pinocytosis, in the formation of …

Heterogeneous populations of liposomes were cleared from the rat bloodstream in a
complex manner, with a rapid phase and a slow phase of removal. Small unilamellar …

Most of the classical growth factors described in and before the early years of this century
have since received" formal" recognition as vitamins and subsequently have been shown to …

Formations of myofibers, osteoclasts, syncytiotrophoblasts, and fertilized zygotes share a
common step, cell–cell fusion. Recent years have brought about considerable progress in …

The concept that the liquid crystalline or mesomorphic condition was of importance to
biological systems is a relatively old idea. Thus Bernal (1933) when discussing the different …

An hypothesis is proposed to explain the damage caused to biological membranes exposed
to low temperatures. The thesis rests on the general observation that the lipid components of …