Design of a lipid nanovesicle system encapsulating bacteriophages integrated in a multiple emulsion formulation: A proof-of-concept

Nanotechnology 2010: Bio Sensors, Instruments, Medical, Environment and Energy - Technical Proceedings of the 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2010

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 459-462

  Balcao V M ^a,b   Azevedo, A F ^a   Castro, L M ^a   Costa, C I ^a   Santos, S ^b   Matos, C M ^a   Moutinho, C G ^a,b   Teixeira, J A ^b   Azeredo, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FERNANDO PESSOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antibiotherapy; Bacteriophages; Multiple emulsions; Nanoencapsulation

Indexed keywords

ANTI-MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTHERAPY; AVERAGE SIZE; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCESS; CRYO-SEM; IN-VITRO; MULTIPLE EMULSIONS; NANO-EMULSIONS; NANO-ENCAPSULATION; NANOVESICLE; PARTICLE CHARGE; PARTICLE HYDRODYNAMICS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; PROOF OF CONCEPT; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EMULSIFICATION; EMULSIONS; MEDICAL NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOSYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE SEPARATION; SENSORS; SIZE SEPARATION; THERMOANALYSIS; ZETA POTENTIAL;

BACTERIOPHAGES;

EID: 78049415070     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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