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Micro and Nano Carriers
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On the diameter and size distributions of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA)-based microspheres

P. Bahukudumbi Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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K. H. Carson Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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A. C. Rice-Ficht Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, USA
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M. J. AndrewsCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 787-803 | Received 19 Dec 2003, Accepted 20 Aug 2004, Published online: 03 Oct 2008

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