Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2011
At 2 % cationic lipid and 98 % phospholipid, pH 6.3, in pure water, high affinity adsorption isotherms with limiting adsorption indicative of one bilayer deposition on each silica particle were obtained whereas for the other molar proportions tested, limiting lipid adsorption was either above or below the level expected for bilayer deposition. This suggested a modulating role for cationic lipid allowing control of total amount of lipid adsorbed on silica. Silica sedimentation documented from photographs was almost absent over a range of lipid concentrations where bilayer deposition was achieved.