Phase behavior of near-critical fluids confined in periodic gels

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 539-543

  Donley, James P ^a   Liu, Andrea J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0006167197     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.539     Document Type: Article

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