Nanoparticle-host interactions in natural systems

European Mineralogical Union Notes in Mineralogy

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 325-376

  Becker, Udo ^a   Reich, Martin ^b   Biswas, Subhashis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

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EID: 80955171391     PISSN: 14172917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1180/EMU-notes.8.8     Document Type: Article

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