liposome

American  

[lip-uh-sohm, lahy-puh-] / ˈlɪp əˌsoʊm, ˈlaɪ pə- /

noun

1. Cell Biology. a microscopic artificial sac composed of fatty substances and used in experimental research of the cell.

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liposome British  

/ ˈlɪpəʊˌsəʊm /

noun

1. a particle formed by lipids, consisting of a double layer similar to a natural biological membrane, enclosing an aqueous compartment

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Other Word Forms

• liposomal
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of liposome

First recorded in 1905–10; lipo- ¹ + -some ³

Example Sentences

Further, we deployed in vitro assays such as a liposome model and cell culture techniques to investigate the mouse and the human version of the protein to find out if they work similar.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

To make an SNA cancer vaccine, we exchanged the gold-nanoparticle core for a hollow nanoparticle called a liposome, filled it with one of these red-flag proteins and injected it into animals with the corresponding cancer.

From Nature • Dec. 3, 2019

For instance, her group has made liposome bioreactors that can sense an antibiotic in their environment through membrane pores and can generate a bioluminescent signal in response8.

From Nature • Nov. 6, 2018

Now that it’s possible to add components to the liposome bubbles without popping them, groups can plan how to make molecules work together.

From Nature • Nov. 6, 2018

This year, the Dekker lab designed a chip that could mechanically split a liposome in two by pushing it up against a sharp point4.

From Nature • Nov. 6, 2018