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SUBMITTER: Tarres M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4295085 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Tarrés Màrius M Canetta Elisabetta E Paul Eleanor E Forbes Jordan J Azzouni Karima K Viñas Clara C Teixidor Francesc F Harwood Adrian J AJ
Scientific reports 20150115
Cobaltabisdicarbollide (COSAN) [3,3'-Co(1,2-C2B9H11)2](-), is a complex boron-based anion that has the unusual property of self-assembly into membranes and vesicles. These membranes have similar dimensions to biological membranes found in cells, and previously COSAN has been shown to pass through synthetic lipid membranes and those of living cells without causing breakdown of membrane barrier properties. Here, we investigate the interaction of this inorganic membrane system with living cells. We ...[more]