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. 2021 Apr 13;12:2202. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22285-y

Fig. 2. Characterization of artificial lipid bilayers embedded in ZIF.

Fig. 2

A Biomolecular nucleation of liposomes in ZIF. B PXRD spectra of ZIF liposome complexes (Lp@ZIF) and ZIF controls. 40 × 16 Lp@ZIF (red), 40 × 16 ZIF-L (purple), 20 × 16 Lp@ZIF (green), 20 × 16 ZIF-L (yellow), and calculated ZIF-L (orange). SEM micrograph of (C) 40 × 16 Lp@ZIF (Scale bar = 200 nm) and (D) 40 × 16 pristine ZIF (Scale bar = 2 μm). E DLS profiles obtained for immobilized liposomes exposed at high temperatures (after exfoliation) compared to native and nonencapsulated liposomes. Lp@ZIF 55 °C (green), Lp@ZIF RT (brown), Lp pristine (orange-dashed line), Lp RT (blue), and Lp 55 °C (dark-pink). F TEM micrograph of pristine liposome (Scale bar = 50 nm) and (G) 40 × 16 Lp@ZIF following exfoliation after exposure to 80 °C for 5 min (Scale bar = 100 nm).