Targeting of cationic liposomes to skin-associated bacteria

Pesticide Science

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 255-261

  Sanderson, Neil M ^a   Jones, Malcolm N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Bacteria; Langmuir isotherm; Liposomes; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Visicles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000247097     PISSN: 0031613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(199603)46:3<255::AID-PS345>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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