What is another word for liposome?
Pronunciation: [lˈiːpə͡ʊsˌə͡ʊm] (IPA) 
Liposomes are spherical structures that resemble the natural cell membrane and are extensively used as drug delivery vehicles. There are numerous synonyms for the word liposome depending on their composition and application. These synonyms include: lipospheres, lipid vesicles, niosomes, transfersomes, ethosomes, and pH-sensitive liposomes. Lipospheres are solid lipid nanoparticles that offer a sustained drug release, lipid vesicles are liposomes with phospholipids as the main component which can either be unilamellar or multilamellar, niosomes are non-ionic surfactant vesicles, transfersomes are lipid-based carrier systems that can pass through the skin, ethosomes are lipid vesicles containing high amounts of ethanol, and pH-sensitive liposomes are designed to release the drug at a particular pH value. Synonyms for liposome provide a more specific term for drug delivery researchers and pharmaceutical companies.
