Spontaneous Formation of Liposomes from Lamellar Liquid Crystals
By: K.H. Diec, W. Meier and J. Schreiber, Beiersdorf AG
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the March 2002 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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Article Keywords:
- liposomes
- vesicles
- liquid crystalline phases
- lamellar phase
- size-controlled vesicles
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The article surveys some of the existing methods to prepare liposomes and discusses a new technology that forms liposomes by diluting a lamellar liquid crystalline phase with water. This new technology produces the liposomes in a single step, and it gives good control over their size.
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