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"Nanoions": fundamental properties and analytical applications of charged nanoparticles

Kyle J M Bishop1, Bartosz A Grzybowski

  • 1Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208, USA.

Chemphyschem : a European Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry
|September 1, 2007
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