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Correction: Predicting oligomer/polymer compatibility and the impact on nanoscale segregation in thin films
Elise F D Sabattié1, Jos Tasche, Mark R Wilson
1Department of Chemistry, Durham University, Science Site, Durham DH1 3LE, UK. r.l.thompson@durham.ac.uk.
Soft Matter
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Correction for 'Predicting oligomer/polymer compatibility and the impact on nanoscale segregation in thin films' by Elise F. D. Sabattié et al., Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 3580-3591.
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