A facile microfluidic method for production of liposomes.
BACKGROUND
Ethanol injection is widely used in liposome preparation. However, the parameters determining particle size distribution of the liposomal preparation has not been fully defined.


METHODS
A syringe pump-driven microfluidic injection device was used to produce liposomes under different conditions.


RESULTS
Particle size of the liposomes was decreased with decrease in needle diameter (or increase in hydrodynamic pressure), decrease in lipid concentration in the alcohol solution, decrease in phase transition temperature (T(m)) of the lipid bilayer and the absence of cholesterol (or decrease in, membrane rigidity).


CONCLUSIONS
The device used is simple to adopt and can be used for affordable production of liposomes with tunable particle size.
Pradhan
Prashant
P
Division of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.
Guan
Jingjiao
J
Lu
Dongning
D
Wang
Peng George
PG
Lee
L James
LJ
Lee
Robert J
RJ
D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008081:Liposomes; D010316:Particle Size; D011312:Pressure; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*
D008081:Liposomes; D000431:Ethanol