Dissolved metal ions and mineral-liposome hybrid systems: Underlying interactions, synthesis, and characterization

Nil Gaudu (1) , Orion Farr (2) , Georges Ona-Nguema (3) , Simon Duval (1)

1 BIP - Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines
2 CINaM - Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille
3 IMPMC - Institut de minéralogie, de physique des matériaux et de cosmochimie

Liposomes are versatile lipid-based vesicles with interesting physicochemical properties, making them excellent candidates for interdisciplinary applications in the medicinal, biological, and environmental sciences. The synthesis of mineral-liposome hybrid systems lends normally inert vesicles with the catalytic, magnetic, electrical, and optical properties of the integrated mineral species. Such applications require an understanding of the physicochemical interactions between organic molecules and inorganic crystal structures. This review provides an overview on these interactions and details on synthesis and characterization methods for these systems.

Mots clés: liposomes; minerals; dissolved ions; hybrid systems; mineral-lipid interactions

Domaines: Chimie théorique et/ou physique; Biochimie, Biologie Moléculaire; Sciences pharmaceutiques

Nil Gaudu, Orion Farr, Georges Ona-Nguema, Simon Duval. Dissolved metal ions and mineral-liposome hybrid systems: Underlying interactions, synthesis, and characterization. Biochimie, 2023, 215, pp.100-112. ⟨10.1016/j.biochi.2023.09.009⟩. ⟨hal-04210670⟩