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Katie L Ciesienski1, Kathryn L Haas, Marina G Dickens

  • 1Department of Chemistry, Duke University, P.O. Box 90346, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA.

概括

研究人员开发了一种对光敏感的铜复合体,在暴露于紫外线时释放铜离子. 这种中的铜表现出减少的反应性,使其能够控制释放,用于氧化应激和铜走私研究中的应用.

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