Creating liposomes in a large quantity can lead to many commercial products, such as water-based paints, glue or resin, self-healing paints, and others. Since paints are emulsions, liposomes can often be an ingredient. Liposomes also play an important part in the plastic industry and in pesticides. According to Dr. Matthias Rehahn's article on the online journal Innovation Compass, "Potential objectives [of using liposomal nanoparticles in plastics] might include a further significant increase in hardness and scratch resistance in combination with improved strength and toughness, reduced diffusion of gases and liquids through the plastic without it becoming brittle or non-transparent, vastly increasedductility without loss of transparency, a higher refractive index for optical plastic parts, improved flow properties during processing, and higher tensile strength." [Citation 41] [Citation 42]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plastic products, paints, and glue often contain liposomes

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