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Paola Galletti1, Danilo Malferrari2, Chiara Samorì2

  • 1Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician" Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna, via Selmi 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy; Centro Interdipartimentale di Ricerca Industriale Energia e Ambiente (CIRI), via S. Alberto 163, 48123 Ravenna, Italy.

Colloids and Surfaces. B, Biointerfaces
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