Measuring the lamellarity of giant lipid vesicles with differential interference contrast microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1414-1420

  McPhee, C I ^a   Zoriniants, G ^a   Langbein, W ^a   Borri, P ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY;

MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; UNILAMELLAR LIPOSOMES;

EID: 84884333983     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2013.07.048     Document Type: Article

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