The influence of polymer molecular weight in lamellar gels based on PEG- lipids

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 272-293

  Warriner, Heidi E ^a,e   Keller, S L ^b   Idziak, Stefan H J ^a,c   Slack, Nelle L ^a   Davidson, Patrick ^a,d   Zasadzinski, Joseph A ^b   Safinya, Cyrus R ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^e LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; FLOW KINETICS; FREEZE FRACTURE; HYDROGEL; LIPID MEMBRANE; RADIATION SCATTERING;

EID: 0031808802     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77514-9     Document Type: Article

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