Volume 10, Issue 19 pp. 3927-3931
Communication

Liposome Supported Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: Interaction Mechanism, Light Controlled Content Release, and Intracellular Delivery

Feng Wang

Feng Wang

Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1

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Juewen Liu

Corresponding Author

Juewen Liu

Department of Chemistry, Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1

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First published: 26 May 2014
Citations: 64

Graphical Abstract

Zwitterionic phosphotydylcholine lipo­somes stably adsorb a number of metal oxide nanoparticles via its phosphate group. This is different from physisorption and fusion with SiO2. The hybrid materials can be internalized by cancer cells and TiO2 allows light controlled liposome content release.

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