Using steered molecular dynamics simulations and single-molecule force spectroscopy to guide the rational design of biomimetic modular polymeric materials
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عنوان ژورنال: Polymer
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0032-3861
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2008.06.047