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mRNA Vaccine Delivery Using Lipid Nanoparticles

Andreas M Reichmuth1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA;2 David H Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAUSA
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Matthias A Oberli1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA;2 David H Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAUSA
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Ana Jaklenec2 David H Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAUSA
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Robert Langer1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA;2 David H Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAUSA;3 Institute for Medical Engineering & Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAUSA;4 Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MAUSA;5 Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MAUSA
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Daniel Blankschtein1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 319-334 | Received 26 Jan 2016, Accepted 04 Mar 2016, Published online: 14 Apr 2016

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