Adhesive Nanoparticles as Local Probes of Membrane Curvature
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Adhesive Nanoparticles as Local Probes of Membrane Curvature.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nano Letters
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1530-6984,1530-6992
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b03475