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ArticleNature communications2025

Periodic asymmetric field enhances electrofusion of nanoscale lipid systems.

Honghui Wu, Wen-Che Liu, Xuanyu Wu, Zhuoting Li, Jialu Zhang, Jiawen Wang, Qing Zhu, Jinsong Zhang, Kairu Dong, Ruyi Lin and 7 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Honghui Wu *State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Wen-Che Liu *State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Xuanyu Wu *State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China.
Zhuoting LiState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Jialu ZhangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Jiawen WangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Qing ZhuZhejiang Pharmaceutical University, Ningbo, P. R. China.
Jinsong ZhangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3297-6951
Kairu DongState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Ruyi LinState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3995-7961
Huihui HuState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Junjie ZengState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China.
Jiaying WuZhejiang Pharmaceutical University, Ningbo, P. R. China.
Kan LiState Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China. kanli@hust.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-3446
Kewang NanState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China. knan@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2745-0656
Tianyuan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China. tianyuanzhang@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2965-6551
Jianqing GaoState Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Delivery and Release Systems, School of Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P. R. China. gaojianqing@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1052-7060

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrofusion is a widely used technique for inducing membrane merging in biological systems, with applications ranging from hybrid lipid architectures to therapeutic delivery. However, the direct application of conventional electrofusion to advanced nanoscale drug carriers, such as cell membrane hybrid LNPs (cLNPs), faces challenges due to diminished dielectric response and uncontrolled particle dynamics. To address these limitations, we report a periodic asymmetric field (PAF) strategy that combines microfluidic flow with periodic electric fields to enhance nanoscale electrofusion. We systemically investigate the underlying mechanisms using computational fluid dynamics simulations, and subsequently fabricate and optimize a PAF-guided microfluidic electrofusion device (PAF-MED) for the controlled synthesis of cLNPs. These PAF-MED-synthesized cLNPs demonstrate improved fusion efficiency, augmented targeting capability, and superior therapeutic efficacy in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis murine models. This approach represents a unique advancement in the nanoscale manipulation of drug carriers towards better bio-functionality and reproducibility beyond conventional capability of electrofusion.

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LipidsNanoparticlesAnimalsBleomycinDrug CarriersDrug Delivery SystemsHydrodynamicsLab-On-A-Chip DevicesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicrofluidicsPulmonary FibrosisBleomycinDrug CarriersLipids

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PMID41365868
PMCPMC12689729

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