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Phospholipids at the Interface: Current Trends and Challenges
Phospholipids are one of the major structural elements of biological membranes. Due to their amphiphilic character, they can adopt various molecular assemblies when dispersed in water, such as bilayer vesicles or micelles, which give them unique interfacial properties and render them very attractive...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23736688 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms140611767 |
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author | Pichot, Roman Watson, Richard L. Norton, Ian T. |
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description | Phospholipids are one of the major structural elements of biological membranes. Due to their amphiphilic character, they can adopt various molecular assemblies when dispersed in water, such as bilayer vesicles or micelles, which give them unique interfacial properties and render them very attractive in terms of foam or emulsion stabilization. This article aims at reviewing the properties of phospholipids at the air/water and oil/water interfaces, as well as the recent advances in using these natural components as stabilizers, alone or in combination with other compounds such as proteins. A discussion regarding the challenges and opportunities offered by phospholipids-stabilized structure concludes the review. |
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spelling | pubmed-37097552013-07-12 Phospholipids at the Interface: Current Trends and Challenges Pichot, Roman Watson, Richard L. Norton, Ian T. Int J Mol Sci Review Phospholipids are one of the major structural elements of biological membranes. Due to their amphiphilic character, they can adopt various molecular assemblies when dispersed in water, such as bilayer vesicles or micelles, which give them unique interfacial properties and render them very attractive in terms of foam or emulsion stabilization. This article aims at reviewing the properties of phospholipids at the air/water and oil/water interfaces, as well as the recent advances in using these natural components as stabilizers, alone or in combination with other compounds such as proteins. A discussion regarding the challenges and opportunities offered by phospholipids-stabilized structure concludes the review. Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI) 2013-06-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3709755/ /pubmed/23736688 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms140611767 Text en © 2013 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Pichot, Roman Watson, Richard L. Norton, Ian T. Phospholipids at the Interface: Current Trends and Challenges |
title | Phospholipids at the Interface: Current Trends and Challenges |
title_full | Phospholipids at the Interface: Current Trends and Challenges |
title_fullStr | Phospholipids at the Interface: Current Trends and Challenges |
title_full_unstemmed | Phospholipids at the Interface: Current Trends and Challenges |
title_short | Phospholipids at the Interface: Current Trends and Challenges |
title_sort | phospholipids at the interface: current trends and challenges |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709755/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23736688 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms140611767 |
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