Microfluidic Production of Uniform Microcarriers with Multicompartments through Phase Separation in Emulsion Drops

Chemistry of Materials

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1430-1438

  Min, Nam Gi ^a   Ku, Minhee ^b,c   Yang, Jaemoon ^b,c   Kim, Shin Hyun ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; DROPS; EMULSIFICATION; MICROFLUIDICS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; SEPARATION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER; CONTINUOUS PHASE; DIFFERENT STRUCTURE; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MONODISPERSE EMULSIONS; MULTIPLE COMPARTMENTS; RELEASE BEHAVIORS; SUSTAINED RELEASE;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 84960362378     PISSN: 08974756     EISSN: 15205002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b04798     Document Type: Article

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