Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes From Gene Delivery and Diagnosis to Ecology Routledge Revivals Series

First published in 1996, liposomes have become an important model in fundamental biomembrane research, including biophysical, biochemical, and cell biological studies of membranes and cell function. They are thoroughly studied in several applications, such as drug delivery systems in medical applications and as controlled release systems, microencapsulating media, signal carriers, support matrices, and solubilizers in other applications. While medical applications have been extensively reviewed in recent literature, there is a need for easily accessible information on applications for liposomes beyond pharmacology and medicine. The Handbook of Nonmedical Applications of Liposomes fills this void.This unique new handbook series presents recent developments in the use of liposomes in many scientific disciplines, from studies on the origin of life, protein function, and vesicle shapes, to applications in cosmetics, diagnostics, ecology, bioreclamation, and the food industry. In these volumes many of the top experts contribute extensive reviews of their work.

1. Liposomes in Gene Therapy. 2. Structural Features of DNA-Cationic Liposome Complexes and Their Implication for Transfection. 3. Delivery of DNA, RNA, and Proteins by Cationic Liposomes. 4. Advances in the Design and Application of Cytofectin Formulations. 5. Gene Transfer to Plants by Lipofection and Electroporation. 6. The Contribution of Cationic Derivatives of Phospholipids and Cholesterol to the Bioadhesiveness of Liposomes and Their Transfection Performance. 7. Liposomes in Cosmetics: How and Why? 8. Transport of Liposome Entrapped Molecules into the Skin as Studied by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Imaging Methods. 9. Some Large-Scale, Nonmedical Applications of Non-Phospholipid Liposomes. 10. Liposomal Formulations of Agrichemical Pesticides. 11. Liposomes and Cheesemaking. 12. Use of Liposomes for Wool Dyeing. 13. Liposomes as a Model System to Study Shark Repellency. 14. Use of Antigen-Coupled Liposomes for Homogeneous Immunoassays of Polyclonal Antibody. 15. Liposomes in Immunodiagnostics. 16. Steric Stabilization of Liposomes Improves Their Use in Diagnostics. 17. Liposome-Amplified Immunodetermination of Environmental Contaminants. 18. The Use of Liposomes in Biodegradability Testing. 19. Microbe Entrapment in Giant Liposomes. 20. Liposomes as a Model for Membrane Structures and Structural Transformations: A Liposome Album. 21. Liposomes: Past. Present, and Future. Index.