title: Imaging of liposomes by scanning tunneling microscopy.
abstract: In this study, unilamellar and multilamellar liposomes consisting of dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, cholesterol and dicetylphosphate were prepared. Scanning tunneling microscopy images of these liposomes on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite surfaces were obtained. It was observed that scanning tunnelling microscopy can be successfully used for high-resolution, three-dimensional structure analysis of liposomes under very mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Zareie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borucu
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Ozden
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hasirci
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pişkin
mesh_terms: D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine; D002784:Cholesterol; D008081:Liposomes; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling / Q000379:methods*; D010755:Organophosphates
chemical_list: D008081:Liposomes; D010755:Organophosphates; D015060:1,2-Dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine; C002290:dicetylphosphate; D002784:Cholesterol