Artificial, single or multilaminar vesicles (made from lecithins or other lipids) that are used for the delivery of a variety of biological molecules or molecular complexes to cells, for example, drug delivery and gene transfer. They are also used to study membranes and membrane proteins.
    

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Liposome letters / edited by A.D. Bangham.

Liposomes, from physical structure to therapeutic applications / editor, C.G. Knight.

The gene race.

Liposomes and their uses in biology and medicine / edited by Demetrios Papahadjopoulos.

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Liposomes

Liposome letters / edited by A.D. Bangham.

Liposomes, from physical structure to therapeutic applications / editor, C.G. Knight.

The gene race.

Liposomes and their uses in biology and medicine / edited by Demetrios Papahadjopoulos.