Lipids, curvature, and nano-medicine

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1174-1187

  Mouritsen, Ole G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Curvature; Drug delivery; Lipid shape; Liposome; Nano medicine

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054691804     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201100050     Document Type: Article

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