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Microwave-assisted Functionalization of Poly(ethylene glycol) and On-resin Peptides for Use in Chain Polymerizations and Hydrogel Formation
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Microwave-assisted Functionalization of Poly(ethylene glycol) and On-resin Peptides for Use in Chain Polymerizations and Hydrogel Formation

Published on: October 29, 2013

[Adjuvant properties of polymer based on acrylic acid]

M R Kozak, A V Oliĭnyk, O S Zaichenko

    Ukrains'Kyi Biokhimichnyi Zhurnal (1999 )
    |August 14, 2013
    PubMed

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