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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 6.
Published in final edited form as: Biochemistry. 2020 Jun 2;60(13):941–955. doi: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00343

Table 2.

Summary of the studies that made hybrid membranes to functionalize nanoparticles

Membrane Functionalities Additional membrane References
RBCs Provide markers of self, neutralizing pore-forming toxins Platelets 53, 55, 62
Cancer cells 54, 66
Platelets Provide markers of self RBCs 53
Cancer stem cells 67
Offer ligands for targeting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) Leukocytes 58
Neutrophils 63
Leukocytes Confer homologous features to reduce the unintended cell-binding interactions Platelets 58
Macrophages Provide markers of self Cancer cells 65
Confer homologous features to reduce the unintended cell-binding interactions Cancer cells 68
Neutrophils Offer ligands for targeting CTCs Platelets 63
Dendritic cells (DCs) Provide immunological co-stimulatory molecules and lymph node-targeting Cancer cells 56, 57
Cancer cells/Cancer stem cells Offer homotypic targeting to tumors and CTCs RBCs 54
Macrophages 65, 68
Dendritic cells 56, 57
Platelets 67
Bacterium (Salmonella) Serve as an immunological adjuvant to induce DC maturation Cancer cells 69