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Liposomes

Methods and Protocols

  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 2622)

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Table of contents (26 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
  2. Preparation of DRV Liposomes

    • Sophia G. Antimisiaris
    Pages 21-47
  3. Ethanol Injection Method for Liposome Preparation

    • Guangsheng Du, Xun Sun
    Pages 65-70
  4. Scalable Liposome Synthesis by High Aspect Ratio Microfluidic Flow Focusing

    • Jung Yeon Han, Zhu Chen, Don L. Devoe
    Pages 87-93
  5. Magnetic Thermosensitive Liposomes Loaded with Doxorubicin

    • Mohamad Alawak, Alice Abu Dayyih, Ibrahim Awak, Bernd Gutberlet, Konrad Engelhardt, Udo Bakowsky
    Pages 103-119
  6. Tunable pH Sensitive Lipoplexes

    • Hélène Dhotel, Michel Bessodes, Nathalie Mignet
    Pages 127-137
  7. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery

    • Wei-Chung Luo, Xiuling Lu
    Pages 139-146
  8. Stable Discoidal Bicelles: Formulation, Characterization, and Functions

    • Ying Liu, Yan Xia, Armin Tahmasbi Rad, Wafa Aresh, Justin M. Fang, Mu-Ping Nieh
    Pages 147-157
  9. The Post-insertion Method for the Preparation of PEGylated Liposomes

    • Sherif E. Emam, Nehal E. Elsadek, Taro Shimizu, Tatsuhiro Ishida
    Pages 159-172
  10. Click Chemistry for Liposome Surface Modification

    • Maria Vittoria Spanedda, Marcella De Giorgi, Béatrice Heurtault, Antoine Kichler, Line Bourel-Bonnet, Benoît Frisch
    Pages 173-189
  11. Surface Modification of Liposomes Using Folic Acid

    • Mengran Guo, Zhongshan He, Xi He, Xiangrong Song
    Pages 191-196
  12. Pyrophosphorylated-Cholesterol-Modified Bone-Targeting Liposome Formulation Procedure

    • Yanzhi Liu, Zhenshan Jia, Luoyang Ma, Dong Wang
    Pages 207-220
  13. Method of Simultaneous Analysis of Liposome Components Using HPTLC/FID

    • Sophia Hatziantoniou, Costas Demetzos
    Pages 221-226

About this book

This third edition provides new and updated chapters detailing preparation of liposomes, physicochemical characterization of liposomes, lipid analysis, drug encapsulation, surface modification, stimuli response as well as cellular interaction, and biodistribution.  Also included is an updated chapter on the history and evolution of the field of liposomology. Written in the format of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, each chapter includes an introduction to the topic, lists necessary materials and reagents, includes tips on troubleshooting and known pitfalls, and step-by-step, readily reproducible protocols.

 Authoritative and cutting-edge, Liposomes: Methods and Protocols, Third Edition aims to serve as a reference for graduate students, post-doctoral researchers as well as established investigators utilizing lipid-based systems.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Pharmacy, MCPHS University, Boston, USA

    Gerard G.M. D'Souza, Hongwei Zhang

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Liposomes

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Gerard G.M. D'Souza, Hongwei Zhang

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2954-3

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-2953-6Published: 14 February 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-0716-2956-7Published: 14 February 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-0716-2954-3Published: 13 February 2023

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XI, 305

  • Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 44 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cell Biology, Biotechnology, Lipidology

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
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