Freezing continuous-flow self-assembly in a microfluidic device : toward imaging of liposome formation

A new method is described that combines a microfluidic device for the controlled formation of liposomes with instantaneous immobilization by means of ultrarapid cooling. The microfluidic device is composed of capillaries to hydrodynamically focus a stream of lipids dissolved in 2-propanol by two adj...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 29(2013), 5 vom: 05. Feb., Seite 1717-23
1. Verfasser: Jahn, Andreas (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lucas, Falk, Wepf, Roger A, Dittrich, Petra S
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Liposomes
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