Design and fabrication of topologically complex, three-dimensional microstructures

Science

Volumn 280, Issue 5372, 1998, Pages 2089-2091

  Jackman, Rebecca J ^a   Brittain, Scott T ^a   Adams, Allan ^b   Prentiss, Mara G ^b   Whitesides, George M ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROSPHERE; NANOPARTICLE;

COMPLEX FORMATION; GEOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032568866     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.280.5372.2089     Document Type: Review

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