Lipid Nanotechnology
Autor(en): | Mashaghi, Samaneh Jadidi, Tayebeh Koenderink, Gijsje Mashaghi, Alireza |
Stichwörter: | BILAYER-MEMBRANES; Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; COARSE-GRAINED MODEL; DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS; DRUG-DELIVERY; FORCE-FIELD; hybrid materials; lab-on-a-chip; LIQUID-ORDERED-PHASE; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATION; nanoelectronics; nanofluidics; nanomedicine; nanoparticle; self-assembly; soft nanotechnology; SUPPORTED MEMBRANES; supramolecular chemistry; synthetic biology; VESICLE FUSION; WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES | Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 | Herausgeber: | MDPI | Enthalten in: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES | Band: | 14 | Ausgabe: | 2 | Startseite: | 4242 | Seitenende: | 4282 | Zusammenfassung: | Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that covers a vast and diverse array of devices and machines derived from engineering, physics, materials science, chemistry and biology. These devices have found applications in biomedical sciences, such as targeted drug delivery, bio-imaging, sensing and diagnosis of pathologies at early stages. In these applications, nano-devices typically interface with the plasma membrane of cells. On the other hand, naturally occurring nanostructures in biology have been a source of inspiration for new nanotechnological designs and hybrid nanostructures made of biological and non-biological, organic and inorganic building blocks. Lipids, with their amphiphilicity, diversity of head and tail chemistry, and antifouling properties that block nonspecific binding to lipid-coated surfaces, provide a powerful toolbox for nanotechnology. This review discusses the progress in the emerging field of lipid nanotechnology. |
DOI: | 10.3390/ijms14024242 |
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