Electroformation of giant liposomes in microfluidic channels

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 3121-3126

  Kuribayashi, K ^a   Tresset, G ^a   Coquet, Ph ^a   Fujita, H ^a   Takeuchi, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electroformation; Giant liposome; Microfluidic channels

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; ELECTROFORMING; FLUIDICS; GLASS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

ELECTROFORMATION; GIANT LIPOSOME; MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS;

MICROELECTRONICS;

ELECTRODES; ELECTROFORMING; FLUIDICS; GLASS; MICROELECTRONICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33846059008     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/17/12/S01     Document Type: Article

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