Nucleation at surfaces: The importance of interfacial energy

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 14, 1999, Pages

  Wu, Wenju ^a   Gerard, Daniel E ^a   Nancollas, George H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; HYDROXYAPATITE; WHEWELLITE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTACT ANGLE; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STONE FORMATION; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMICS; UROLITHIASIS;

EID: 0032706365     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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