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Research Article

The incorporation and release of bovine serum albumin from poly-hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate microcapsules

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Pages 709-717 | Received 18 Jun 1995, Accepted 12 Oct 1995, Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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