Advances in block copolymer-phospholipid hybrid vesicles: from physical–chemical properties to applications

Hybrid vesicles, made of lipids and amphiphilic block copolymers, have become increasingly popular thanks to their versatile properties that enable the construction of intricate membranes mimicking cellular structures. This tutorial review gives an overview over the different hybrid vesicle designs, and provides a detailed analysis of their properties, including their composition, membrane fluidity, membrane homogeneity, permeability, stability. The review puts emphasis on the application of these hybrid vesicles in bottom-up synthetic biology and aims to offer an overview of design guidelines, particularly focusing on composition, to eventually realize the intended applications of these hybrid vesicles.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  Chemical Science

• Publication date

  2024-06-24

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Materials Science, Chemistry

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1039/d4sc01444hPMID 39027291PMCID 11253165
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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