The title of this thesis requires some explanation. The term "microcapsules" is a coinage of my own. The Concise Oxford Dictionary gives several definitions of "capsule" (from Latin capsa, a case). Two of these definitions are relevant to my usage: a capsule is a "membranous envelope (Physiol.)" or a "gelatine envelope enclosing pill (Med.)". A "semipermeable aqueous microcapsule" is therefore an envelope of semipermeable membrane enclosing a very small aqueous compartment. At this point it may be useful to discuss also the terms "membrane" and "semipermeable". [...]
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.117557 |
Date | January 1965 |
Creators | Chang, Thomas Ming Swi. |
Contributors | MacIntosh, F. (Supervisor) |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Doctor of Philosophy. (Department of Physiology. ) |
Rights | All items in eScholarship@McGill are protected by copyright with all rights reserved unless otherwise indicated. |
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