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  • noun Plural form of liposome.

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Examples

  • "Reconstitution of functional water channels in liposomes containing purified red cell CHIP28 protein".

    Further Reading - The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003 2003

  • They constructed molecular structures called liposomes with numerous sialic-acid residues projecting from the surface that scoop up or aggregate adenoviruses, preventing them from binding to the receptor molecules.

    New Eye Treatment: Drops to Pre-empt Pinkeye Outbreak Ann Lukits 2011

  • A few years ago, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland pioneered a method* using a microscopic fluidic (microfluidic) device that exploits the same principle to create liquid-filled vesicles called liposomes from phospholipids, the fat complexes that are the building blocks for animal cell membranes.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • A few years ago, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland pioneered a method* using a microscopic fluidic (microfluidic) device that exploits the same principle to create liquid-filled vesicles called liposomes from phospholipids, the fat complexes that are the building blocks for animal cell membranes.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010

  • A few years ago, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Maryland pioneered a method* using a microscopic fluidic (microfluidic) device that exploits the same principle to create liquid-filled vesicles called liposomes from phospholipids, the fat complexes that are the building blocks for animal cell membranes.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • These positive findings led the researchers to use microscopic spherical bodies called liposomes, made of phospholipids, the naturally occurring lipids or fats in the cell wallsmembranes, to deliver the silver and tea tree oil mix to infected wounds the pathogens.

    Medindia Health News 2009

  • Researchers used specially designed fat-based particles called liposomes to package saxitoxin, a potent anaesthetic.

    India eNews 2009

  • During an NIH-funded study, the researchers at Children's Hospital Boston used specially designed fat-based particles called liposomes to package saxitoxin, a potent anesthetic, and produced long-lasting local anesthesia in rats.

    Medindia Health News 2009

  • This volume keeps in mind the broader goal with both systems, planar lipid bilayers and spherical liposomes, which is the

    AvaxHome RSS: 2009

  • The scientists said they used specially designed fat-based particles called liposomes to package saxitoxin, a potent anesthetic, and produced long-lasting local anesthesia in rats without apparent toxicity to nerve or muscle cells.

    Latest News - UPI.com 2009

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