A Nanotechnology Pathway to Arresting Phase Separation in Soft Nanocomposites
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Macromolecular Rapid Communications
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1022-1336
DOI: 10.1002/marc.201000720