Vesicles

Unilamellar polymer vesicles are formed when a block-copolymer self-assembles to form a single bilayer structure, with a hydrophobic core and hydrophilic surfaces, and the resulting membrane folds over and rearranges by connecting its edges to enclose a space – a wholly synthetic analogue of the phospholipids cell wall. We are interested in the direct formation of polymer vesicles from amphiphilic block-copolymer molecules. We are particularly interested in the large scale production of mono-disperse vesicle solutions and high-yield hydrophile encapsulation through double emulsion technology.

Suggest Links and Further Reading

Battaglia and Ryan, "The evolution of vesicles from bulk lamellar gels", Nature Materials 2005 (*)

Stephan Förster et al, "Direct Preparation and Loading of Lipid and Polymer Vesicles Using Inkjets", Small (2005) (*)

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