Suspensions of rod-like colloids and a depleting agent under confinement

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 20, Issue 40, 2008, Pages

  Jungblut, S ^a   Binder, K ^a   Schilling, T ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 54749147819     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/20/40/404223     Document Type: Article

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