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DC67216 · Updated 24 October 2026

Moderna Lipid 26(Lipid M)
Formulation & Performance

This edition organizes the previously reviewed, source-linked product record. It is not a new independent review of every paper or supporting file. Reported and calculated values retain their original labels.

Literature-reported formulation composition

Componentmol%Role
Lipid M / Moderna Lipid 2650Ionizable lipid
DSPC10Helper phospholipid
Cholesterol38.5Sterol
PEG lipid1.5PEG lipid
Reported total100Source values retained
Formulation calculator unavailable. Calculator disabled: the article gives the four mol% values, but the PEG-lipid chemical identity and molecular weight are not disclosed. Do not substitute a commercial PEG lipid or infer a component mass. Obtain and verify the complete composition and component molecular weights before planning component quantities.
5.67
50 mM sodium citrate, pH 4.0,25 mM sodium acetate, pH 5.0,post-mix dialysis against PBS pH 7.2 or 20 mM Tris pH 7.4 with 8% sucrose for at least 18 h
Modified mRNA: luciferase, influenza H10N8 HA, influenza antibody heavy/light chains, or Zika prM-E depending on the assay.
Intramuscular (primary vaccine/tolerability studies); intravenous luciferase comparison in the screening panel.
Mice: 0.001 or 0.01 mg/kg IM for screening; 0.5 mg/kg IV comparison,Cynomolgus monkeys: 5 mg modified mRNA per dose for H10N8 immunogenicity; 500-mg is printed in Fig. 4C caption for the antibody-expression study and is retained verbatim pending source clarification,Rats: 0.01 or 0.1 mg mRNA for Zika prM-E tolerability study
BALB/c and CD-1 mice; cynomolgus monkeys; Sprague-Dawley rats.
Lipids in ethanol were combined with mRNA in acidic buffer using a Precision NanoSystems microfluidic mixer; aqueous:ethanol volume ratio 3:1.

Literature-reported performance for the cited formulation

Literature-reported6.75Lipid M structure panelMain article Fig. 3A, journal p. 4
Literature-reportedH10N8 ELISA and HAI titers for Lipid M were not statistically different from MC3 in the reported group-level comparisons.5 mg modified H10N8 mRNA IM per dose; n=3 cynomolgus monkeys/group; days 0, 21, 42Main article Fig. 4A-B and caption, journal pp. 5-6
Literature-reportedLipid M showed more expression over time than MC3 in the study's comparison (p=0.05).IM modified mRNA encoding antibody heavy/light chainsMain article p. 4 and Fig. 4C caption, journal pp. 4-5
Literature-reportedAverage scores for Lipid M at 0.01 mg were muscle fiber necrosis 2.0, muscle mixed-cell inflammation 2.0, muscle degenerate neutrophils 1.3, skin mixed-cell inflammation 1.7, and skin degenerate neutrophils 0; at 0.1 mg: 1.7, 2.7, 2.0, 2.0, and 0, respectively.Zika prM-E mRNA IM; n=3/group; 48 h; 0–4 pathology scaleMain article Table 1, journal p. 6
Literature-reportedLead-lipid levels declined faster than MC3 in muscle, spleen, and liver after IM administration; Lipid M is one of the five lead lipids shown in Fig. 3B-D.Luciferase mRNA LNPs in CD-1 mice; n=3/time point; up to 48 hMain article Fig. 3B-D and journal p. 3
Literature Data DisclaimerAll formulation parameters and performance values shown in this section are derived from the cited publication and are provided for reference only. These results were obtained using the specific materials, formulation process, cargo, dose, analytical method, model and administration route described in that study. Unless otherwise stated, the data were not generated or independently verified by DC Chemicals. DC Chemicals supplies the lipid compound only and does not guarantee that customers will reproduce the reported LNP properties or biological performance.

The administration route shown above was used in the cited study and is not a clinical-use instruction or recommendation by DC Chemicals.
Cited literature for this formulation and performance datasetHassett KJ, Benenato KE, Jacquinet E, et al. Optimization of Lipid Nanoparticles for Intramuscular Administration of mRNA Vaccines. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2019;15:1-11.
Formulation and performance source locations are listed with the evidence items above.

PMC full article · Europe PMC full text XML · Europe PMC supplementary files · Patent US20170210697A1 · DOI