Lipid Aggregate Structures,
con’t.
Bilayer structures wrap to form “vesicles”, which
can be unilamellar or multilamellar.
Unilamellar structures are called liposomes.
See Figure 9.4
Liposomes are stable and can be “purified”,
creating structures with different contents inside
and outside
Liposomes serve as good models for membranes
Liposomes have been used for drug delivery to
specific locations