Lipoprotein Nanoplatelets (IMAGE)

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering

Lipoprotein Nanoplatelets

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A new composite material has been made by entrapping crystalline sheets called nanoplatelets into lipoprotein nanoparticles. These lipoprotein nanoplatelets are brightly fluorescent and enter cells rapidly.

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Sung Jun Lim, University of Illinois

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