Nanofibers and Lyotropic Liquid Crystals from a Class of Self-Assembling β-Peptides
✍ Scribed by William C. Pomerantz; Virany M. Yuwono; Claire L. Pizzey; Jeffery D. Hartgerink; Nicholas L. Abbott; Samuel H. Gellman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 592 KB
- Volume
- 47
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0044-8249
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