The application of confocal microscopy to the study of liposome adsorption onto bacterial biofilms

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 285-300

  Ahmed, Khalid ^a   Gribbon, Phillip ^a,b   Jonest, Malcolm N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anionic liposomes; Cationic liposomes; Confocal microscopy; Pegylated liposomes; Staphylococcus aureus biofilms

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC LIPOSOME; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; CATIONIC LIPOSOME; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPOSOME; PEGYLATED LIPOSOME; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; BULK DENSITY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ENCAPSULATION; FLUORESCENCE; GEOMETRY; ISOTOPE LABELING; LIPID COMPOSITION; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADSORPTION; BIOFILMS; FLUORESCEINS; FLUORESCENCE; LIPOSOMES; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036912637     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LPR-120016195     Document Type: Article

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