Preparation and characterization of hollow microcapsules for use as ultrasound contrast agents

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2242-2255

  Narayan, Padma ^a   Wheatley, Margaret A ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; CONTRAST MEDIA; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENCAPSULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORPHOLOGY; SUBLIMATION;

MICROCAPSULES; POLYLACTIDEGLYCOLIDE;

POLYETHERS;

EID: 0033317938     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.11612     Document Type: Article

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