Coupled synthesis and self-assembly of nanoparticles to give structures with controlled organization

Nature

Volumn 402, Issue 6760, 1999, Pages 393-395

  Li, Mol ^a   Schnablegger, Helmo ^b   Mann, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM DERIVATIVE; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MICELLE; MICROEMULSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033604559     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/46509     Document Type: Article

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