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Stability of Lipid-membrane-incorporated Azobenzene and Pyrenes in Water

Atsushi Ikeda, Tomohiro Hida, Toshiyuki Nakano, Shodai Hino, Kazuyuki Nobusawa, Motofusa Akiyama, Kouta Sugikawa

Chemistry Letters · 2014 · 13 citations · 24 references

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Abstract Small hydrophobic planar π-conjugated molecules such as azobenzene or pyrene do not need chemical modifications to exhibit affinity toward the lipid membranes. Liposomes incorporating these molecules are stable in aqueous solution for up to 1 month.

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Drug Delivery Systems: Entering the Mainstream

Theresa M. Allen, Pieter R. Cullis · Science · 2004 · 4.5K citations

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Computer simulation study of fullerene translocation through lipid membranes

Jirasak Wong-ekkabut, Svetlana Baoukina, Wannapong Triampo et al. · Nature Nanotechnology · 2008 · 507 citations

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Phospholipid spherules (liposomes) as a model for biological membranes

Grazia Sessa, Gerald Weissmann · Journal of Lipid Research · 1968 · 441 citations · Full text

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Photophysical properties of porphyrinoid sensitizers non-covalently bound to host molecules; models for photodynamic therapy

Kamil Lang, Jiří Mosinger, Dana M. Wagnerová · Coordination Chemistry Reviews · 2004 · 429 citations

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Lateral diffusion in the hydrophobic region of membranes: use of pyrene excimers as optical probes

Hans‐Joachim Galla, E. Sackmann · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes · 1974 · 390 citations

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