title: Polymer-supported lipid shells, onions, and flowers.
abstract: Phospholipid-enveloped biodegradable polymer microparticles and nanoparticles synthesized by an emulsion/solvent evaporation process were characterized by confocal and cryoelectron microscopies to show that the lipid envelope exhibits two-dimensional fluidity and can be configured into 'shell', 'onion', or 'flower' nanostructures, depending on the quantity and composition of lipids employed in the synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Room 8-425, 77, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139. ;, Tel: +1 617 452 4174.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bershteyn
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chaparro
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yau
authors.forename: Mikyung
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ellis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reinherz
authors.forename: Luis
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authors.lastname: Ferreira-Moita
authors.forename: Darrell J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Irvine