Meet the editor

Angel Catalá was born in Rodeo (San Juan, Argentina). He studied chemistry at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina, where he received a PhD degree in Chemistry (Biological Branch) in 1965. From 1964 to 1974, he worked as an assistant in biochemistry at the School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. From 1974 to 1976, he was a Fellow of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) at the University of

Connecticut, Health Center, USA. From 1985 to 2004, he served as a full professor of biochemistry at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. He is a member of the National Research Council (CONICET), Argentina, and Argentine Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. For many years, his laboratory has been interested in the lipid peroxidation of biological membranes from various tissues and different species. Professor Catalá has directed 12 doctoral theses and published over 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, several chapters in books, and 12 edited books. He has received awards at the 40th International Conference on Biochemistry of Lipids 1999, Dijon (France). He was the winner of the Bimbo Pan-American Nutrition, Food Science and Technology Award 2006 and 2012, South America, Human Nutrition, Professional Category. In 2006, he received the Award in Pharmacology, Bernardo Houssay, in recognition of his meritorious works of research. Angel Catalá belongs to the editorial board of the *Journal of Lipids*, *International Review of Biophysical Chemistry*, *Frontiers in Membrane Physiology and Biophysics*, *World Journal of Experimental Medicine and Biochemistry Research International*, *World Journal of Biological Chemistry*, *Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity*, *Diabetes and the Pancreas*, *International Journal of Chronic Diseases & Therapy*, and *International Journal of Nutrition*. He is also the coeditor of the *Open Biology* journal.

Contents

**Section 1**

of View

**Section 2**

*by Angel Catala*

of Biomimetic Systems

for Drug Delivery Applications

*and Cecilia Cristea*

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Liposomes General Properties **7**

**Chapter 2 9**

**Chapter 3 31** General Perception of Liposomes: Formation, Manufacturing and Applications

**Chapter 4 55**

**Chapter 5 71**

Dissipative Particle Dynamics Simulations of Self-Assemblies of Liposomes

Introductory Chapter: Liposomes - Advances and Perspectives - My Point

The Role of Water in the Responsive Properties in Lipid Interphase

*by Christian Isalomboto Nkanga, Alain Murhimalika Bapolisi, Nnamdi Ikemefuna Okafor and Rui Werner Maçedo Krause*

*by Ketzasmin Armando Terrón-Mejía, Inocencio Higuera-Ciapara, Evelin Martínez-Benavidez, Javier Hernández and Roberto López-Rendón*

Pharmaceutical Development of Liposomes Using the QbD Approach *by Alina Porfire, Marcela Achim, Cristina Barbalata, Iulia Rus, Ioan Tomuta* 

*by Anibal Disalvo and Maria de los Angeles Frias*
