Ionizable lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) have emerged as a powerful tool for the intracellular delivery of nucleic acids. Following the recent success of LNP-based siRNA therapeutics and mRNA vaccines, the use of ionizable lipids for nucleic acid delivery has tremendously increased. Here, we introduce a flash nanoprecipitation (FNP) approach using the confined impingement (CIJ) mixer to stably self-assemble ionizable LNPs. To validate this approach, we employed three clinically relevant LNP formulations containing SM102, ALC0315, and DLin-MC3-DMA as ionizable lipids. FNP-assembled LNPs showed >95% encapsulation efficiency of mRNA and siRNA payloads and particle sizes below 150 nm. SM102 or ALC0315 LNPs demonstrated efficient delivery of mRNA into immune cells and to lymphoid organs , whereas Dlin-MC3-DMA LNPs allowed effective intracellular siRNA delivery with great functional ability. The FNP technique could economically produce LNPs in smaller volumes that are highly suitable for the discovery phase.
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