Polymer-supported lipid shells, onions, and flowers.
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.
Bershteyn
Anna
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Chaparro
José
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Yau
Richard
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Kim
Mikyung
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Reinherz
Ellis
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Ferreira-Moita
Luis
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Irvine
Darrell J
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