Preferential interactions of calcium ions in poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) hydrogels
β Scribed by Zainuddin; D. J. T. Hill; A. K. Whittaker; L. Lambert; T. V. Chirila
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 855 KB
- Volume
- 18
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-4530
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