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Creating Rapid Oxygen Oscillations in Microbial Single-cell Growth Analysis using a Microfluidic Double-layer Device
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Recent advances in microbial biohybrids based oxygen delivery systems

Yiyang Jia1, Chenxuan Zhao2, Yesong Yao2

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Department of Gastroenterology, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China; Department of Pharmacy, The Air Force Hospital of Eastern Theater Command, Nanjing 210002, China.

Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society
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Keywords:
Cooperative deliveryMicrobial biohybridsOxygen deliveryPhotosynthetic microorganismsPhysical encapsulationSurface modification

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