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Preparation and Characterization of Nanoliposomes for the Entrapment of Bioactive Hydrophilic Globular Proteins
Published on: August 31, 2019
Encapsulation of hemoglobin in non-phospholipid vesicles
K D Vandegriff1, D F Wallach, R M Winslow
1Blood Cells, Inc., La Jolla, CA.
Abstract:
The efficiency of encapsulating hemoglobin in non-phospholipid liposomes by rapidly mixing hemoglobin with lipids heated above their solid-liquid phase transition temperature was examined. Human hemoglobin was mixed at 55-60 degrees C with a lipid solution containing polyoxyethylene-2 cetyl ether and cholesterol (molar ratio, 3:1) at 60-65 degrees C. Repeated mixing was carried out through a high-shear orifice, followed by rapid cooling and additional mixing. Lipid vesicles were heterogeneous in size, with diameters from approximately 300 nm to 10 microns. The non-encapsulated aqueous phase was removed by centrifugation, and total hemoglobin was determined spectrophotometrically. Encapsulation efficiency was calculated as the percentage of hemoglobin associated with the liposome phase (i.e., encapsulated) as a function of hemoglobin concentration and the aqueous:lipid hydration ratio. Hemoglobin concentrations were varied from 1 to 10 nM (in heme). Aqueous:lipid ratios of 8:1 and 4:1 were tested. Percent encapsulation varied from 13-30%, with the greatest efficiency, i.e., 30%, at a 4:1 hydration ratio of hemoglobin:lipid at 5.6 mM hemoglobin.
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