Photoswitchable vesicles

• Published in: Current opinion in colloid & interface science Vol. 32; pp. 29 - 38
• Main Authors: Basílio, Nuno, García-Río, Luis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2017
• Subjects: biomimetics; cell membranes; containers; dissociation; encapsulation; permeability

Vesicles are self-assembled nanosized structures that result from the auto-organization of amphiphilic compounds into closed bilayers. These systems are highly attractive subjects of fundamental research owing to their role as biomimetic models of cell membranes and compartmentalization systems. Ves...