Meanings
- uncountableSynonym of biolistics.
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These include mechanical and electrical transfection techniques, such as microinjection, bioballistics, hydrodynamic force, ultrasonic nebulization, and electroporation, and chemical/biochemical methods, such as calcium phosphate coprecipitation, and membrane permeation catalyzed by artificial lipids, peptides/proteins, dendrimers, and virus-based vectors [2 ].
2016 March 5, “Identification of a Short Cell-Penetrating Peptide from Bovine Lactoferricin for Intracellular Delivery of DNA in Human A549 Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOISynonyms: biolistics
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of biolistics.
Origin
From bio- + ballistics, itself from ballista + -ics or by surface analysis, ballistic + -s.
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bioballistics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioballistics
“bioballistics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bioballistics. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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