Triggered release of aqueous content from liposome-derived sol-gel nanocapsules

Yael Steinberg, Avi Schroeder, Yeshayahu Talmon, Judith Schmidt, Rafail L. Khalfin, Yachin Cohen, Jean Marie Devoisselle, Sylvie Begu, David Avnir*

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Abstract

Liposomes prepared from a mixture of L-α- dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine and the PEGilated phospholipid N-(carbonylmethoxypoly(ethylene glycol 2000))-1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3- phosphoethanolamine were used as templates for the production of silica and alkylated silica ∼100 nm capsules, "liposils", entrapping aqueous solutions of anionic dyes. Triggered release of this content was successfully affected by either low-frequency ultrasound or by microwave treatments. Cryo-TEM was used to follow the formation process of these particles, which are aggregated in a chain-like manner. A mechanism explaining this phenomenon is suggested.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12024-12031
Number of pages8
JournalLangmuir
Volume23
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Nov 2007

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