Definition of "liposomes" [liposomes]

• Plural form of liposome. (noun)

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