Self-Limiting Aggregation by Controlled Ligand−Receptor Stoichiometry

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 2825 - 2831
• Main Authors: Kisak, E. T, Kennedy, M. T, Trommeshauser, D, Zasadzinski, J. A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 21.03.2000

Colloidal aggregation can be made self-limiting by controlling the ratio of reactive groups (ligands such as biotin coupled to phospholipids and incorporated in a vesicle membrane) on the colloid surface to cross-linking agents (multifunctional receptors such as avidin or streptavidin) in solution....