Lipid fatty acid chain length influence over liposome physicochemical characteristics produced in a periodic disturbance mixer

Ruben R. Lopez, Paula G. Font De Rubinat, Luz Maria Sanchez, Anas Alazzam, Ion Stiharu, Vahe Nerguizian

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Abstract

Liposomes nanoparticles (LNPs) are versatile delivery systems that transport from drugs to genes. Liposome physicochemical properties determine how lipid nanoparticles will interact with biological systems. Thus, tuning these characteristics is of paramount importance for developing innovative formulations. Micromixers have shown to control average liposome size in a range relevant for drug delivery applications (50-200 nm) by changing the flow conditions. However, other factors might dramatically change liposome properties, such as the lipid fatty acid chain length. In this work, liposomes were produced using a periodic disturbance mixer (PDM) utilizing two different types of lipid mixtures, which differ solely in the number of carbons in the lipid fatty acid chain of the primary lipid as well as in the lipid mixture concentration. A clear relationship between these properties and liposome size and size distribution was found. The studied factors did not influence zeta potential results. The bending elasticity modulus of the studied lipids and their terminal head groups might play a role in the observed liposome properties.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationNANO 2020 - 20th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, Proceedings
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages324-328
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728182643
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020
Event20th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2020 - Virtual, Online, Canada
Duration: 29 Jul 202031 Jul 2020

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE Conference on Nanotechnology
Volume2020-July
ISSN (Print)1944-9399
ISSN (Electronic)1944-9380

Conference

Conference20th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology, NANO 2020
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityVirtual, Online
Period29/07/2031/07/20

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