Encapsulation of purple membrane patches into polymeric nanofibers by electro spinning

IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 118-120

  Fischer, Thorsten ^a   Hampp, Norbert A ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteriorhodopsin (BR); Electrospinning; Encapsulation; Nanofiber

Indexed keywords

ENCAPSULATION; FIBERS; HYDROLYSIS; MEMBRANES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTIONS;

BACTERIORHODOPSIN (BR); ELECTROSPINNING; POLYMERIC NANOFIBERS; PURPLE MEMBRANES;

POLYMERS;

BACTERIORHODOPSIN; BIOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; PURPLE MEMBRANE; ROTATION; SYNTHESIS; TEXTILE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIORHODOPSINS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; NANOTUBES; POLYMERS; PURPLE MEMBRANE; ROTATION; TEXTILES;

EID: 2942655135     PISSN: 15361241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNB.2004.828220     Document Type: Article

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