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liposome

liposome

1 9.3
A tiny bubble made of fat that carries medicine into cells
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪpəˌsoʊm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : liposoma
  • Liposomes are often used to deliver medicine directly into cells for more effective treatment.
  • liposome bupivacaine
  • administration of liposome

And it's more than we get if we use IFA or liposomes as carriers.

Examples

  • Thanks to the antibodies, the liposomes would attach to the sites of angiogenesis.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Liposome bupivacaine is a prolonged-release formulation of bupivacaine approved for intraoperative administration at the surgical site for postsurgical analgesia.

    Academic text (2015)
  • And it's more than we get if we use IFA or liposomes as carriers.

  • Impact of liposome bupivacaine on the adequacy of pain management and patient experiences following aesthetic surgery:

    Academic text (2015)
  • The results revealed that this liposome had a higher transfection rate in osteoblastic cell lines than in the 294T line.

    Academic text (2018)
  • However, the disadvantage of liposomes is that they can't target specific cell types.

    Blog text (22)
  • CONCLUSION: In this particular subject population, liposome bupivacaine was associated with low pain intensity scores and reduced opioid consumption compared with the investigators' previous experiences.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Before surgical closure, liposome bupivacaine (266 mg) was administered via infiltration into the surgical site.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The instrument can separate and size proteins and their aggregates, liposomes, viral particles, polymer latex particles, humic and fulvic acids, and many other samples.

    Academic text (2002)
  • At 300–350 nm across, the coated liposomes qualified—metrically speaking—as nanoparticles.

    Academic text (2003)

Synonyms

vesicle
vsliposome
  • Specialized
3 7.9

A small sac in living things that holds fluid

is an artificial membrane sac made to carry substances into cells

How Effective

viral delivery vector
  • Specialized
6.0
liposome
  • Specialized
1 9.3
micelle
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Surface Forms

liposome singular
liposomes plural

Morphology

liposome = lipid (semi-transparent) = lipo + some

The combining forms signal a relation to lipids and a 'body' unit, but the specialized biomedical sense 'microscopic vesicle' is technical and not fully predictable by general learners.

Etymology

Liposome comes from two Greek parts: lipo- meaning 'fat' and -some meaning 'body'. So a liposome is like a tiny 'fat body' or bubble that can carry medicine or other substances into cells.