The nido-carborane lipid, which has a double-tailed moiety, was synthesized from heptadecanol in 5 steps. Analysis in a transmission electron microscope by negative staining with uranyl acetate showed that the lipid formed a stable vesicle in which calcein was encapsulated. The lipid was incorporated into distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC) liposomes at a very high concentration.
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