mRNA

Albert Kamanzi1,2,3, Ariadne Tuckmantel Bido1,3, Yao Zhang1,4,5

  • 1Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.

ACS nano
|December 19, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

研究者らは、mRNA含有脂質ナノ粒子(LNP)を分析するための新しい顕微鏡技術を開発しました。この方法は、効果的なナノ医薬品およびワクチンの設計に不可欠な詳細なLNP特性を明らかにします。

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