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. 2002 May;82(5):2487–2498. doi: 10.1016/s0006-3495(02)75591-4

SANS study on the effect of lanthanide ions and charged lipids on the morphology of phospholipid mixtures. Small-angle neutron scattering.

Mu-Ping Nieh 1, Charles J Glinka 1, Susan Krueger 1, R Scott Prosser 1, John Katsaras 1
PMCID: PMC1302038  PMID: 11964236

Abstract

The structural phase behavior of phospholipid mixtures consisting of short-chain (dihexanoyl phosphatidylcholine) and long-chain lipids (dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine and dimyristoyl phosphatidylglycerol), with and without lanthanide ions was investigated by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). SANS profiles were obtained from 10 degrees C to 55 degrees C using lipid concentrations ranging from 0.0025 g/ml to 0.25 g/ml. The results reveal a wealth of distinct morphologies, including lamellae, multi-lamellar vesicles, unilamellar vesicles, and bicellar disks.

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