Surfactant-free fabrication of pNIPAAm microgels in microfluidic devices
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Materials Research
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0884-2914,2044-5326
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2018.364