固体NMRは,生物膜内のポリ・アミドアミン・デンドリマーの水性核の位置を明らかにした

Pieter E S Smith1, Jeffrey R Brender, Ulrich H N Dürr

  • 1Biophysics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

まとめ

ポリアミドアミン (PAMAM) デンドリマーは,脂質二重層内で安定的に統合され,脂質尾の移動性に影響します. この発見は,薬物投与および遺伝子治療のための効果的なデンドリマーベースのナノ医薬品の設計に不可欠です.

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