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Novel method to form giant liposome entrapping DNA
Author(s) -
Kumazawa Noriyuki,
Mel'Nikova Yulia S.,
Yoshikawa Kenichi
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19961060120
Subject(s) - liposome , fluorescence microscope , phospholipid , biophysics , membrane , dna , fluorescence , materials science , molecule , chemistry , microscopy , nanotechnology , chemical engineering , optics , biochemistry , organic chemistry , biology , physics , engineering
We report a new method to prepare giant liposome with the size of several tens micrometers, entrapping DNA molecule within the closed phospholipid membrane. The formation of such liposomes has been confirmed through the observation with fluorescence microscopy.