Aqueous insulin and alcohol macromolecules and multiphasic molecular systems with enhanced photophysical signal characteristics and multifunctional properties

International Journal of Signal and Imaging Systems Engineering

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-50

  Giakos, G C ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive optics; aqueous alcohol molecules; aqueous insulin molecules; enhanced photophysical characteristics; imaging; liquid circuits; metamaterials; molecular nanophotonics; optical active molecules; optical devices

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953958129     PISSN: 17480698     EISSN: 17480701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSISE.2008.017773     Document Type: Article

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