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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 17.
Published in final edited form as: Langmuir. 2009 Feb 17;25(4):1908–1910. doi: 10.1021/la803358m

SCHEME I. Formation and Degradation of Stabilized Vesicles.

SCHEME I

Hydrophobic monomers partition into the pre-assembled vesicle bilayer and are polymerized via UV photoirradiation. Upon exposure to acidic media, the highly cross-linked polymer backbone is degraded, allowing chemical or physical disassembly of the vesicle structure.