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Viscoelastic Particle Encapsulation Using a Hyaluronic Acid Solution in a T-Junction Microfluidic Device

Anoshanth Jeyasountharan, Francesco Del Giudice Orcid Logo

Micromachines, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, Start page: 563

Swansea University Author: Francesco Del Giudice Orcid Logo

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The encapsulation of particles and cells in droplets is highly relevant in biomedical engineering as well as in material science. So far, however, the majority of the studies in this area have focused on the encapsulation of particles or cells suspended in Newtonian liquids. We here studied the part...

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ISSN: 2072-666X
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