| Literature DB >> 3779002 |
A M Carmona-Ribeiro, H Chaimovich.
Abstract
Small dioctadecyldimethylammonium chloride (DODAC) vesicles prepared by sonication fuse upon addition of NaCl as detected by several methods (electron microscopy, trapped volume determinations, temperature-dependent phase transition curves, and osmometer behavior. In contrast, small sodium dihexadecyl phosphate (DHP) vesicles mainly aggregate upon NaCl addition as shown by electron microscopy and the lack of osmometer behavior. Scatter-derived absorbance changes of small and large DODAC or DHP vesicles as a function of time after salt addition were obtained for a range of NaCl or amphiphile concentration. These changes were interpreted in accordance with a phenomenological model based upon fundamental light-scattering laws and simple geometrical considerations. Short-range hydration repulsion between DODAC (or DHP) vesicles is possibly the main energy barrier for the fusion process.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3779002 PMCID: PMC1329839 DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(86)83501-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biophys J ISSN: 0006-3495 Impact factor: 4.033