Droplet-based microfluidics for artificial cell generation: A brief review

Interface Focus

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Martino, Chiara ^a   deMello, Andrew J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Artificial cell; Droplet based microfluidics; Liposome; Microfluidics; Polymersome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975833342     PISSN: 20428898     EISSN: 20428901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2016.0011     Document Type: Review

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