About this book
Liposomes have become an important model in fundamental biomembrane research, including biophysical, biochemical, and cell biological studies of membranes and cell function. They are thoroughly studied in applications, such as drug delivery systems in medical applications and as controlled release systems, microencapsulating media, signal carriers, support matrices, and solubilizers in other applications. While medical applications have been extensively reviewed in recent literature, there is a need for easily accessible information on applications for liposomes beyond pharmacology and medicine.
Contents
Introduction Liposomes: From Gene Delivery and Diagnostics to Ecology, D.D. Lasic and Y. Barenholz Liposomes in Gene Therapy, D.D. Lasic Structural Features of DNA-Cationic Liposome Complexes and Their Implication for Transfection, A. Minsky, R. Ghirlando, and H. Gershon Delivery of DNA, RNA, and Proteins by Cationic Liposomes, H. Farhood and L. Huang Advances in the Design and Application of Cytofectin Formulations, P.L. Felgner, Y.J. Tsai, and J.H. Felgner Gene Transfer to Plants by Lipofection and Electroporation, M. Maccarrone, A. Rossi, and A. Finazzi Agro The Contribution of Cationic Derivatives of Phospholipids and Cholesterol to the Bioadhesiveness of Liposomes and Their Transfection Performance, L.S.S. Guo, R. Radhakrishnan, and M. Man Liposomes in Cosmetics: How and Why?, G. Vanlerberghe Transport of Liposome Entrapped Molecules into the Skin as Studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging Methods, M. Sentjurc and V. Gabrijelcic Some Large-Scale, Non-Medical Applications of Non-Phospholipid Liposomes, D.F.H. Wallach and R. Mathur Liposomal Formulations of Agrichemical Pesticides, P.J. Quinn and S.F. Perrett Liposomes and Cheesemaking, P. Dufour, E. Laloy, J.-C. Vuillemard, and R.E. Simard Use of Liposomes for Wool Dyeing, A. de la Maza, L. Coderch, A.M. Manich, P. Bosch, and J.L. Parra Liposomes as a Model System to Study Shark Repellency, E. Kalmanzon, E. Zlotkin, and Y. Barenholz Use of Antigen-Coupled Liposomes for Homogeneous Immunoassays of Polyclonal Antibody, S. Katoh, M. Kishimura, and H. Fukuda Liposomes in Immunodiagnostics, A.K. Singh and R.G. Carbonell Steric Stabilization of Liposomes Improves Their Use in Diagnostics, N. Emanuel, E. Kedar, O. Toker, E. Bolotin, and Y. Barenholz Liposome-Amplified Immunodetermination of Environmental Contaminants, S.G. Reeves, S.T.A. Siebert, and R.A. Durst The Use of Liposomes in Biodegradability Testing, R.M. Miller, I.Y. Jimenez, and R. Bartha Microbe Entrapment in Giant Liposomes, G. Gregoriadis, I. Gursel, and S.G. Antimisiaris Liposomes as a Model for Membrane Structures and Structural Transformations: A Liposome Album, B. Sternberg Liposomes: Past, Present, and Future, D.D. Lasic and Y. Barenholz
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