Generation of polymerosomes from double-emulsions

Langmuir

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 9183-9186

  Lorenceau, Elise ^a,c   Utada, Andrew S ^a   Link, Darren R ^a   Cristobal, Galder ^a   Joanicot, Mathieu ^b   Weitz, D A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c National Centre of Scientific Research   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE-EMULSIONS; FLUID STREAMS; VESICULAR STRUCTURES; VOLATILE MIXTURES;

ELECTROFORMING; EMULSIONS; EVAPORATION; HYDRATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; SELF ASSEMBLY;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 26444493676     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la050797d     Document Type: Article

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