Inside Cover: Internalization of Silica Nanoparticles into Fluid Liposomes: Formation of Interesting Hybrid Colloids (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 46/2014)

Liposome–nanoparticle hybrid colloids were obtained by internalization of silica nanoparticles into fluid liposomes. In their Communication on page 12441 ff., M. Gradzielski, R. Michel et al. show that the structure of these long-time stable hybrid colloids is conveniently controlled by the initial mixing ratio of nanoparticles to liposomes. The internalization can be followed under conditions under which the process proceeds slowly, allowing for the observation of the different steps of the mechanism.