Air-filled polymeric microcapsules from emulsions containing different organic phases

Journal of Microencapsulation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-171

  Bjerknes, K ^a   Braenden, J U ^a   Braenden, J E ^a   Skurtveit, R ^a   Smistad, G ^a   Agerkvist, I ^a  

^a NYCOMED IMAGING AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Emulsion; Freeze drying; Polymeric microcapsules; Solvent; Ultrasound contrast agent

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BENZONITRILE; BENZYL ACETATE; CAMPHENE; CINEOLE; CYCLOHEXANE; CYCLOHEXANONE; DECANE; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; HEXANE; META CRESOL; NAPHTHALENE; NITROBENZENE; OCTANE; OIL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARA XYLENE; POLYESTER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLVENT; TOLUENE; WATER;

AIR; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMULSION; FREEZE DRYING; LIQUID; MELTING POINT; METHODOLOGY; MICROCAPSULE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PRECIPITATION; SUSPENSION; TEMPERATURE;

AIR; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CAPSULES; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYCLOHEXANES; EMULSIONS; FREEZE DRYING; HYDROCARBONS, CYCLIC; POLYMERS; SOLVENTS; TERPENES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035109406     PISSN: 02652048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02652040010000406     Document Type: Article

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