Depletion interactions in lyotropic nematics

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 9132-9138

  Van Der Schoot, Paul ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0001661728     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481523     Document Type: Article

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