Liposomes Introduction and Preparation by Zoraiz Haider
Lipids for Liposomes: Selection, Preparation and Application
Di Bush, Avanti Polar Lipids
Microfluidic Production of Liposomes
Yvonne Perrie, Strathclyde University
- Microfluidic production of liposome
- Visual appearance of liposome under microscope, particile size distribution,
- Phase transition temperature
Plasma membrane | Transition temperature
By Shantanu Kolhe
- Behavior of lipids in the fluidity of plasma membrane.
Cell membrane fluidity and role of cholesterol in membrane fluidity
By Shomu's Biology
- Cholesterol has a big bulky hydrophobic body and a very small hydrophilic group (-OH),
- In this video the role of Cholesterol in maintaining the membrane fluidity is discussed.
- At higher temperature, cholesterol decreases membrane-fluidity. Cholesterol provides large surface area for hydrophobic interaction with the long tails of the surrounding lipid chains of the phospholipids. Thus makes the lipid membrane more rigid.
- At lower temperature, cholesterol molecules push the closely packed long tails of the phospholipids. Thus cholesterol increases the membrane-fluidity.
- Therefore, Cholesterol molecules provide the optimum fluidity of the lipid bilayers at both higher and lower temperatures.
