Beta-LPS: Exploiting marine Betaine lipids to design the future LiPoSomes

Liposomes have revolutionized a wide range of fields including food and active packaging, offering controlled release of sensitive bioactive molecules. Yet, challenges persist regarding their structural stability and efficiency. In this exploratory project, Beta-LPS aims to harness the architecture of algae bilayers to address these challenges and pave the way for the development of next-generation liposomes. Betaine lipids are components of algae membranes, providing biological bilayers with unique thermodynamics. Can Betaine Lipids Enhance the Stability of Liposomal Systems? “Beta-LPS” explores the unorthodox idea that mimicking the resilient mechanisms used by marine organisms to adapt to environmental stressors will enhance the performance of liposomal delivery systems. Beta-LPS can lead to the discovery of novel building blocks to design high-performance and robust lipid-based delivery systems, nurturing the advancement of high-end blue technology applications.