Determination of liposome size distribution by flow cytometry

Cytometry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-171

  Vorauer Uhl, Karola ^a   Wagner, Andreas ^a   Borth, Nicole ^a   Katinger, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Liposomes; Mean size; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LATEX; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CALIBRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT SCATTERING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENSION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

1,2-DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; CALIBRATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; LASERS; LIPOSOMES; MICROSPHERES; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 0033953073     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0320(20000201)39:2<166::AID-CYTO10>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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