Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2507040 | International Journal of Pharmaceutics | 2006 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) was used to image the microstructure in dilute sonicated dispersions of monoolein and oleic acid. The aim of the study was to explore how different experimental parameters, such as sample composition, total lipid concentration, pH, and ageing affect the phase behaviour and aggregate structure. Our investigations show that a rich variety of lamellar and non-lamellar structures, including liposomes and particles of cubic and inverted hexagonal phase, may form depending on the experimental conditions. The results are analyzed and discussed in relation to existing phase diagrams and earlier investigations concerning phase- and structural behaviour in monoolein/oleic acid/water systems.
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Authors
Denise Alves Ferreira, Maria Vitória L.B. Bentley, Göran Karlsson, Katarina Edwards,