A stochastic model for nucleation kinetics determination in droplet-based microfluidic systems

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2515-2521

  Goh, Limay ^a   Chen, Kejia ^a   Bhamidi, Venkateswarlu ^a   He, Guangwen ^a   Kee, Nicholas C S ^a   Kenis, Paul J A ^a   Zukoski, Charles F ^a   Braatz, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 77953165732     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg900830y     Document Type: Article

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