Issue 18, 2012

Beyond the lipid-bilayer: interaction of polymers and nanoparticles with membranes

Abstract

Membranes can be fabricated either from lipid or polymer molecules, leading to the formation of liposomes or polymersomes. In all types of liposomal membranes, the issue of phase separation plays a central role not only in the membrane-formation itself, but also in the resulting structural features taking place within or at the surface of such membranes. When nanoparticles or polymers interact with lipid membranes, the final morphology is strongly determined by the charge, composition and size of the interacting components, which in turn induce phase separation processes. The present review assembles investigations on lipid/polymer/nanoparticle interaction with the main focus directed towards model membrane systems published in the recent literature starting from ∼2005, providing a deeper and more thorough understanding of these complex interactions and their effects on membrane properties.

Graphical abstract: Beyond the lipid-bilayer: interaction of polymers and nanoparticles with membranes

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
19 Oct 2011
Accepted
22 Jan 2012
First published
29 Feb 2012

Soft Matter, 2012,8, 4849-4864

Beyond the lipid-bilayer: interaction of polymers and nanoparticles with membranes

M. Schulz, A. Olubummo and W. H. Binder, Soft Matter, 2012, 8, 4849 DOI: 10.1039/C2SM06999G

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