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Spontaneous Transfer of Phospholipid-Coated Oil-in-Oil and Water-in-Oil Micro-Droplets through an Oil/Water Interface

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Ayako Yamada,^†^‡ Toru Yamanaka,^† Tsutomu Hamada,^†^£ Masahiko Hase,^† Kenichi Yoshikawa,^†^§ and Damien Baigl*^‡^§

Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan, Departement de Chimie, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris F75005, France, and Spatio-Temporal Order Project, ICORP, JST

Langmuir, 2006, 22 (24), pp 9824–9828

DOI: 10.1021/la062221+

Publication Date (Web): October 26, 2006

Section:

Surface Chemistry and Colloids

Abstract

We studied the evolution of oil-in-oil (O/O) and water-in-oil (W/O) phospholipid-coated micro-droplets at an oil/water interface. We found that, in both cases, micro-droplets spontaneously transferred from the oil phase to the water phase. O/O micro-droplets transformed into oil-in-water micro-droplets, while W/O micro-droplets led to the formation of liposomes.

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