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Acoustic Nanoparticle Synthesis for Applications in Nanomedicine

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Drug delivery and encapsulation; Nanocarriers; Nanomedicine; Polymer nanocapsules; Sound propagation in fluids; Ultrasonic atomization

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  1. Micro/Nanophysics Research Laboratory, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia

    Dr. Aisha Qi, Dr. Peggy Chan, Dr. A/Prof. Leslie Yeo & Prof. James Friend

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  1. Ohio Eminent Scholar and The Howard D. Winbigler Professor, Director, Nanoprobe Laboratory for Bio- & Nanotechnology and Biomimetics (NLB2), Ohio State University, 201 W. 19th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio, 43210-1142, USA

    Bharat Bhushan

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Qi, A., Chan, P., Yeo, L., Friend, J. (2012). Acoustic Nanoparticle Synthesis for Applications in Nanomedicine. In: Bhushan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9751-4_415

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