Influence of Phospholipid Composition on Protein Adsorption to Lipid-Coated Silica Microparticles

Mireia Vilar-Hernández1,2, Dorothee Wasserberg1,2, Jasper van Weerd2

  • 1Laboratory of Biointerface Chemistry, Department of Molecules and Materials, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands.

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