The role of cavitation in liposome formation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 4100-4107

  Richardson, Eric S ^a   Pitt, William G ^b   Woodbury, Dixon J ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OSCILLATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOSPHOLIPID VESICLE; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 37349059369     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.104042     Document Type: Article

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