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Ionic surfactants induce amphiphilic tris(urea) hydrogel formation

Yuki Jinno1, Masamichi Yamanaka

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan.

Chemistry, an Asian Journal
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