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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3441-3452 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 119 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 8 Aug 2003 |