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English
Etymology
From lipo- (lipid) + duct + -ion, a commercial wordplay on liposuction.
Noun
lipoduction (uncountable)
- (cosmetics) A pharmaceutical mechanism in which liposomes open ducts in, or penetrate, the skin to target a deeper layer, e.g. the fat cells causing cellulite.
2005, R. Singh, D. McCarthy, K. Kostarelos, “Surface modification of adenovirus by zwitterionic (DMPC:Chol) liposomes can up- or down-regulate adenoviral gene transfer efficiency in vitro”, in Journal of drug delivery science and technology:Numerous groups have reported that adenovirus infectivity can be upregulated by interaction with null (DNA-free) cationic liposomes by simple mixing prior to infection in a process commonly referred to as lipoduction.