Colloid-in-liquid crystal gels formed via spinodal decomposition
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Colloid-in-liquid crystal gels formed via spinodal decomposition.
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عنوان ژورنال: Soft Matter
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1744-683X,1744-6848
DOI: 10.1039/c3sm51877a