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Kexin Su1, Zichuan Wang1, Lu Shi1

  • 1College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.

ACS Nano
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PubMed
Summary

Understanding lipid nanoparticle (LNP) components is key for mRNA therapeutics. This study reveals how ionizable lipids, cholesterol, phospholipids, and PEG-lipids impact LNP delivery, inflammation, and organ targeting for improved mRNA therapies.

Keywords:
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