Stability of microbubbles prepared by co-axial electrohydrodynamic atomisation

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 713-718

  Farook, U ^a   Stride, Eleanor ^a   Edirisinghe, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co axial electrohydrodynamic atomisation; Diffusion; Microbubbles; Particle stabilization; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

GLYCEROL; POLYSORBATE 80; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

AGITATION; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; DISSOLUTION; GAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; MICROBUBBLE; NEBULIZATION; SURFACE TENSION;

MICROBUBBLES; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS;

EID: 67349120232     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00249-008-0391-z     Document Type: Article

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