Chiral colloidal clusters

Nature

Volumn 455, Issue 7211, 2008, Pages 380-382

  Zerrouki, D ^a   Baudry, J ^a   Pine, D ^b   Chaikin, P ^b   Bibette, J ^a  

^a PARISTECH   (France)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

BIOCHEMISTRY; COLLOID; DNA; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETIZATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; SEPARATION; SUGAR;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLLOID; ENANTIOMER; MAGNETIC FIELD; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 52149096738     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: 14764687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature07237     Document Type: Article

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