Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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612863 | Journal of Colloid and Interface Science | 2007 | 7 Pages |
In the present work, the assembly morphology changes during the solubilization process of the sonicated unilamellar vesicles from dimyristoyl phosphocholine (DMPC) by a cationic surfactant, n-dodecyl triethylammonium bromide (DTEAB) were well characterized with DSC, FF-TEM and DLS and fluorescence probes technique. Based on an analysis on the above results, a primary multi-stage model was brought forward to sketch the assembly morphology changes during the DMPC vesicle solubilization by DTEAB. In comparison with classical models, vesicles division, tubule-like structure formation and fission to vesicle were found in the middle stages of this model. Additionally, it is the first time that the transversally-cut profiles of tubule-like structures were observed during vesicle solubilization process.
Graphical abstractA primary five-stage model was brought forward to describe assembly morphology changes during the solubilization process of DMPC vesicles by n-dodecyl triethylammonium bromide.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide