FULLERENES IN MEMBRANES - STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF LIPOPHILIC C-60 DERIVATIVES IN PHOSPHOLIPID-BILAYERS

Authors
HETZER M BAYERL S CAMPS X VOSTROWSKY O HIRSCH A BAYERL TM
Citation
M. Hetzer et al., FULLERENES IN MEMBRANES - STRUCTURAL AND DYNAMIC EFFECTS OF LIPOPHILIC C-60 DERIVATIVES IN PHOSPHOLIPID-BILAYERS, Advanced materials, 9(11), 1997, pp. 913
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Advanced materials → ACNP
ISSN journal
09359648
Volume
9
Issue
11
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0935-9648(1997)9:11<913:FIM-SA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Intercalation of lipo-fullerenes between two monolayers of a lipid bil ayer can result in the formation of rod-like structures that exhibit r eversible long-range ordering (see Figure). This and other interesting properties of fullerene/membrane composite systems are reported. An a rrangement of C-60 in the bilayer capable of explaining the experiment al observations is also suggested.