William J. Vail

5.5k citations
49 papers · 5.1k · 4 hit papers · h-index 27

Impact in

    • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
    • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery
    • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
    • Protein Structure and Dynamics
    • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery

Papers in

    • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior 24
    • RNA Interference and Gene Delivery 9
    • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology 7
    • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies 3
    • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research 3

William J. Vail

49 papers receiving 4.5k citations

William J. Vail's Hit Papers

Preparation of unilamellar liposomes of intermediate size (0.1–0.2 μm) by a combination of reverse phase evaporation and extrusion through polycarbonate membranes 1980 · 440 citations
4400+17+34Years since publication250500750

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William J. Vail
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  • Molecular Biology 3.9k
  • Biomaterials 762
  • Biochemistry 254
  • Pharmaceutical Science 175
  • Cell Biology 435
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Preparation of liposomes of defined size distribution by extrusion through polycarbonate membranes
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1979987
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Cochleate lipid cylinders: formation by fusion of unilamellar lipid vesicles
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1975494
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Preparation of unilamellar liposomes of intermediate size (0.1–0.2 μm) by a combination of reverse phase evaporation and extrusion through polycarbonate membranes
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1980440
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Membrane fusion and molecular segregation in phospholipid vesicles
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1974421
5 1977416
6 1976303
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Studies on membrane fusion. I. Interactions of pure phospholipid membranes and the effect of myristic acid, lysolecithin, proteins and dimethylsulfoxide.
1976166
8 1974142
9 1976134
10 1976119
11 1975118
12 1979113
13 1974103
14 197496
15 198495
16 197793
17 197580
18 197672
19 198571
20 197961

About William J. Vail

William J. Vail is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials, Physiology, Biomedical Engineering and Organic Chemistry, having authored 49 papers that have together received 5.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (24 papers), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (9 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (7 papers), Biochemical effects in animals (6 papers), Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies (4 papers), Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (3 papers), Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (3 papers) and ATP Synthase and ATPases Research (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Molecular Biology (3.9k citations), Biomaterials (762 citations), Biochemistry (254 citations), Pharmaceutical Science (175 citations) and Cell Biology (435 citations). William J. Vail has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Demetrios Papahadjopoulos, George Poste, D. Papahadjopoulos, Kenneth A. Jacobson, C. Anthony Hunt, F Szoka, E. Mayhew, Barry E. Schaeffer, Francis C. Szoka and M.A. Moscarello. Their work appears in journals such as Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, Mycologia, Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes, Biochemistry and Nature.

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