Hollow microcapsules for sensing micro-scale flow motion in X-ray imaging method

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 419-424

  Kim, Guk Bae ^a   Lim, Nam Yun ^b   Lee, Sang Joon ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Microcapsules; Microfluidics; Sensor tracer; X ray micro imaging

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY; ENCAPSULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; SENSORS;

BIOLOGICAL FLOWS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENTS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FLOW MOTIONS; MICRO LENS; MICRO-SCALE; MICROCAPSULE; MICROCAPSULES; OPAQUE FLOWS; RESEARCH FIELDS; SOLID PARTICLES; SYNCHROTRON X-RAYS; WORKING FLUIDS; X-RAY IMAGING; X-RAY MICRO-IMAGING; X-RAY OPTICS;

X RAYS;

EID: 62649169119     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-008-0389-y     Document Type: Article

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