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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2017 Mar 1;128:69–83. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.02.041

Fig. 1. Cell membrane-based strategies for nanoparticle functionalization.

Fig. 1

A) Many cellular properties are determined by membrane composition, including the different proteins and glycan structures that are present. B) Examples of different cell membrane-based design strategies for fabricating biomimetic nanoparticles. Single molecule or subunit derivatives of cell membrane glycans and proteins can be used as functional ligands. Biomacromolecule components of the cell membrane, such as proteins and glycans, can be used to add specific functionalities. Further, entire cell membranes can be leveraged either directly as vesicular structures or as the coating material for a nanoparticulate core.