Continuous droplet interface crossing encapsulation (cDICE) for high throughput monodisperse vesicle design

We report on a continuous droplet interface crossing encapsulation (cDICE) technique for the high-yield production of microscopic vesicles tunable in size and content. Overcoming some of the current technique limitations, such a simple setup has a great potential in various fields from encapsulation to the design of biomimetic cells and artificial tissues.

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