In-situ transmission electron microscopy of liposomes in an aqueous environment

Langmuir

Volumn 29, Issue 32, 2013, Pages 9958-9961

  Hoppe, Sarah M ^a   Sasaki, Darryl Y ^b   Kinghorn, Aubrianna N ^a   Hattar, Khalid ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FUNCTIONAL LIPOSOME; IN-SITU TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; LIPOSOME STRUCTURES; LIQUID CELLS; SOFT MATTER; SYSTEMS AND PROCESS;

MICROFLUIDICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

LIPOSOMES;

EID: 84881591972     PISSN: 07437463     EISSN: 15205827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/la401288g     Document Type: Article

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