Spontaneously formed monodisperse biomimetic unilamellar vesicles: the effect of charge, dilution, and time |
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Authors: | Nieh M-P Harroun T A Raghunathan V A Glinka C J Katsaras J |
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Institution: | National Research Council Canada, Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, Chalk River, Ontario K0J 1J0, Canada. |
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Abstract: | Using small-angle neutron scattering and dynamic light scattering, we have constructed partial structural phase diagrams of lipid mixtures composed of the phosphatidylcholines dimyristoyl and dihexanoyl doped with calcium ions (Ca2+) and/or the negatively charged lipid, dimyristoyl phosphatidylglycerol (DMPG). For dilute solutions (lipid concentration < or =1 wt %), spontaneously forming unilamellar vesicles (ULVs) were found, and their polydispersity was determined to be approximately 20%. The stability of the Ca2+- or DMPG-doped ULVs was monitored over a period of 4 days and their structural parameters (e.g., average outer radius, ) were found to be insensitive to the lipid concentration (Clp). However, doping the dimyristoyl/dihexanoyl system with both Ca2+ and DMPG resulted in ULVs whose was found to be Clp dependent. The of DMPG-doped ULVs remained unchanged over an extended period of time (at least 4 days), a good indication of their stability. |
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