title: Coating liposomes with yttrium basic carbonate: making hybrid nanocapsules.
abstract: Novel yttrium basic carbonate hybrid nanocapsules have been prepared using liposome templates. The method resorts to urea hydrolysis to increase the precipitation driving force of Y(OH)CO(3)xH(2)O homogeneously. The head groups at the outer vesicle layer act as adsorption sites for hydrolyzing Y(III) ions, thus assisting heterogeneous nucleation. The criteria behind the synthesis, as well as the potentialities of the advanced procedure, are stressed.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Actividad Química, Centro Atómico Constituyentes, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av. General Paz 1499, B1650KNA-San Martín, Argentina.
authors.forename: Martín G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Bellino
authors.forename: Alberto E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Regazzoni