Selective growth of polypyrrole on ω-pyrrolyl undecanethiol monolayer-patterned gold surface using microcontact printing technique

Current Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 374-378

  Nirmala Grace, A ^a   Pandian, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

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