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A variation of the emulsion techniques for microbial cell immobilizati
on by encapsulation in gel beads is described. The utilized gels are s
ilica gel or natural polymers like agar, agarose, phytagel or carragee
nan. This technique utilizes the interfacial tension that is formed be
tween two liquids of different polarity. The gel-beads are easily obta
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