Drug transport in responding lipid membranes can be regulated by an external osmotic gradient

In this paper, we demonstrate, for the first time, how an external osmotic gradient can be used to regulate diffusion of solutes across a lipid membrane. We present experimental and theoretical studies of the transport of different solutes across a monoolein membrane in the presence of an external o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 21(2005), 23 vom: 08. Nov., Seite 10307-10
1. Verfasser: Costa-Balogh, Fátima O (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Aberg, Christoffer, Sousa, João J S, Sparr, Emma
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2005
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Letter Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Lipids Membranes, Artificial Pharmaceutical Preparations
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper, we demonstrate, for the first time, how an external osmotic gradient can be used to regulate diffusion of solutes across a lipid membrane. We present experimental and theoretical studies of the transport of different solutes across a monoolein membrane in the presence of an external osmotic gradient. The osmotic gradient introduces phase transformations in the membrane, and it causes nonlinear transport behavior. The external gradient can thus act as a kind of switch for diffusive transport in the skin and in controlled release drug formulations
Beschreibung:Date Completed 04.05.2007
Date Revised 02.11.2005
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827