Specific Ion Binding at Phospholipid Membrane Surfaces
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Specific Ion Binding at Phospholipid Membrane Surfaces.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1549-9618,1549-9626
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.5b00540