The adsorption of nonpolar molecules into lipid bilayer membranes.
Thermodynamic considerations show that the adsorption of nonpolar molecules into lipid bilayer membranes should depend upon the curvature of the membranes. Estimations of the differences in adsorption of a small n-alkane between a planar phospholipid bilayer and liposomal vesicles have been attempted. For spherical multilamellar liposomes exposed to saturated solutions of alkane in water the adsorption is calculated to be 17-65% of the value for the planar bilayer, depending on the assumptions in the model.
D000327:Adsorption; D000473:Alkanes; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes; D008433:Mathematics; D013816:Thermodynamics
D000473:Alkanes; D008051:Lipid Bilayers; D008081:Liposomes