Production of liposomes using microengineered membrane and co-flow microfluidic device

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 458, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 168-177

  Vladisavljević, Goran T ^a   Laouini, Abdallah ^a,b   Charcosset, Catherine ^b   Fessi, Hatem ^b   Bandulasena, Hemaka C H ^a   Holdich, Richard G ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

CFD simulation; Laminar co flow; Liposome; Membrane dispersion; Microfluidic mixer; Micromixing

Indexed keywords

ETHANOL; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIC DEVICES; GLASS; LIPOSOMES; MEMBRANES; MIXING; ORIFICES; OSCILLATING FLOW; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SHEAR STRESS;

CFD SIMULATIONS; CO-FLOW; MEMBRANE DISPERSION; MICRO-MIXING; MICROFLUIDIC MIXERS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LIPOSOMES;

ALCOHOL; CHOLESTEROL; LIPOSOME; PHOSPHOLIPID; NICKEL;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BILAYER MEMBRANE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EMULSION; FLOW RATE; MICELLE; MICROENGINEERED NICKEL MEMBRANE; MICROFLUIDICS; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE PROPERTY; CO FLOW MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE; FLUID FLOW; GENERAL DEVICE; PARTICLE SIZE; PERISTALTIC PUMP;

EID: 84906318858     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2014.03.016     Document Type: Article

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