HADASIT MEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT LIMITED;TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LTD.;YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM
The present invention concerns the use of liposomes having membranes with at least one phospholipid (PL) of the group consisting of a glycerophospholipid (GPL) having two, being the same or different, C12-C16 hydrocarbon chain and a sphingolipid (SPL) having a C12-C18 hydrocarbon chain, the one or more membranes having a phase transition temperature in which solid ordered (SO) to liquid disordered (LD) phase transition occurs, the phase transition temperature being within a temperature of about 20°C to about 39°C for lubrication of joints.
