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Neither shaken nor stirred

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Bioinspired nanoreactor arrays can be used to controllably mix subattolitre volumes of liquids.

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Figure 1: Simplified schematic illustrating sequential enzymatic reactions initiated by the fusion of nanoscale phospholipid vesicles.

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    Aldo Jesorka & Owe Orwar

  2. Sanofi-Aventis R&D, 91385, Chilly-Mazarin Cedex, France

    Owe Orwar

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Jesorka, A., Orwar, O. Neither shaken nor stirred. Nature Nanotech 7, 6–7 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2011.236

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