Direct Preparation and Loading of Lipid and Polymer Vesicles Using Inkjets

Nanoprinting! Nanometer‐sized, unilamellar liposomes and polymersomes with narrow size distributions can be directly prepared and loaded using inkjet printers (see Figure). The size can be controlled via amphiphile concentration and cartridge type. This one‐step method allows the efficient encapsula...

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Published inSmall (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 1; no. 12; pp. 1177 - 1180
Main Authors Hauschild, Stephan, Lipprandt, Ute, Rumplecker, Anja, Borchert, Uwe, Rank, Anja, Schubert, Rolf, Förster, Stephan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.12.2005
WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Subjects
block copolymers
Cryoelectron Microscopy
encapsulation
Fluorescein - pharmacology
Ink
inkjet printing
Lasers
Lipids - chemistry
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Nanotechnology - methods
Organic Chemicals - chemistry
Polyethylene Glycols - chemistry
Polymers - chemistry
self-assembly
Solvents - chemistry
Ultrafiltration
vesicles
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Summary:Nanoprinting! Nanometer‐sized, unilamellar liposomes and polymersomes with narrow size distributions can be directly prepared and loaded using inkjet printers (see Figure). The size can be controlled via amphiphile concentration and cartridge type. This one‐step method allows the efficient encapsulation of predefined drug mixtures using color printing technology.
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The financial support of the Volkswagenstiftung is gratefully acknowledged.
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ISSN:1613-6810
1613-6829
DOI:10.1002/smll.200500093