Partition thermodynamics of ionic surfactants between phosphatidylcholine vesicle and water phases

Shin Chi Chu, Chia Hui Hung, Shun Cheng Wang, Heng Kwong Tsao

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Abstract

A regular solution theory to describe the surfactant partition into liposomes was proposed. The reduction of electric conductivity due to the trap of ionic surfactant by liposomes provides the concentration of monomeric surfactants in the solution. As such, the obtained thermodynamic parameters satisfy thermodynamic constraint and consistency inherent in the theory. Moreover, the free energy barriers associated with surfactant partition estimated from two independent analysis agree with each other.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3441-3452
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Chemical Physics
Volume119
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Aug 2003

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