Fliposomes: stimuli-triggered conformational flip of novel amphiphiles causes an instant cargo release from liposomes

Abstract: This review presents a new strategy for the design of stimuli-responsive liposomes for targeted delivery – the construction of a liposome membrane (lipid bilayer) using amphiphiles able to perform a stimuli-triggered conformational flip (‘flipids’). When done simultaneously by a major or significant part of the bilayer molecules, this massive flip disrupts the liposome membrane and induces a rapid release of the liposome load specifically in response to the initial stimulus. The conformational switches incorporated into the amphiphilic molecules could potentially be controlled by various internal or external factors (pH, metal complexation, light, electric field, etc.). Using this concept, we designed a series of pH-triggerable flipids, and prepared and tested ‘fliposomes’ with extraordinary characteristics: high stability in storage and in serum combined with an instant release of their cargo in response to a weakly acidic medium.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Fliposomes: stimuli-triggered conformational flip of novel amphiphiles causes an instant cargo release from liposomes ; volume:5 ; number:2 ; year:2014 ; pages:131-141 ; extent:11 ; Biomolecular concepts ; 5, Heft 2 (2014), 131-141 (gesamt 11)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Samoshin, Vyacheslav V.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/bmc-2014-0002
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409241619385.385739413362
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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