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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Nov 8.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2011 Oct 25;12(1):127–133. doi: 10.1517/14712598.2012.631909

Figure 1. The process of reversible hypotonic lysis of RBCs to entrap molecules.

Figure 1

RBCs are submitted to a hypotonic stress creating pores in the erythrocyte membrane. Drug can pass through the pores and be permanently entrapped after a resealing step using a hypertonic solution.

RBC: Red blood cell.