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Liposome vs Polymersome - What's the difference?

liposome | polymersome |

As nouns the difference between liposome and polymersome

is that liposome is (biochemistry) an aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular phospholipid membrane; a lipid vesicle while polymersome is (organic chemistry|polymer science) a polymer-based liposome.

liposome

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) an aqueous compartment enclosed by a bimolecular phospholipid membrane; a lipid vesicle

    • Derived terms

    * liposomal

    polymersome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry, polymer science) A polymer-based liposome.
  • *{{quote-journal, 1999, date=May 14, Bohdana M. Discher et al., Polymersomes: Tough Vesicles Made from Diblock Copolymers, Science citation
    • , passage=Both the membrane bending and area expansion moduli of electroformed polymersomes (polymer-based liposomes) fell within the range of lipid membrane measurements, but the giant polymersomes proved to be almost an order of magnitude tougher and sustained far greater areal strain before rupture. }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 2000, date=June 16, Gerard C. L. Wong et al., Hierarchical Self-Assembly of F-Actin and Cationic Lipid Complexes: Stacked Three-Layer Tubule Networks, Science citation
    • , passage=The governing concepts for this biological self-assembly are general; for example, we expect synthetic analogs, such as charged polymersomes of diblock copolymers (47 ) and polyelectrolytes, to give rise to similar complex membrane architectures and "plastic" tubules for chemical delivery and a variety of other applications. }}