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Research Article

Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy Offers Real-Time Morphological Analysis of Liposomes and Niosomes

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Pages 27-37 | Received 05 Apr 2006, Accepted 26 Apr 2006, Published online: 09 Dec 2008

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