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At the heart of these nanoparticles are ionizable lipids, special molecules that can switch between charged and neutral states depending on their surroundings.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

A crucial contributor to the team's recipe for improved ionizable lipids is A3 coupling, a three-component reaction named for its chemical ingredients: an amine, an aldehyde and an alkyne.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

The shape of ionizable lipids affects an LNP’s ability to disrupt an endosome, as does cholesterol, one of the other fats in LNPs.

From Science Magazine • May 12, 2022

Various versions of lipids, such as ionizable lipid nanoparticles, can be used to safely deliver the mRNA to target cells.

From Scientific American • Dec. 29, 2021

The addition of a solute such as sugar, whose solution is not ionizable, and therefore does not conduct electricity, lowers the vapour tension of the solution in proportion to the molecular concentration of the solute.

From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane