“Basicles”: Microbial Growth and Production Monitoring in Giant Lipid Vesicles
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Bioadhesive giant vesicles for monitoring hydroperoxidation in lipid membranes.
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عنوان ژورنال: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1944-8244,1944-8252
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b12169