Single-chain technology using discrete synthetic macromolecules

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 917-924

  Ouchi, Makoto ^a   Badi, Nezha ^b   Lutz, Jean François ^b   Sawamoto, Mitsuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUT CHARLES SADRON   (France)

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POLYMER;

CHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULE; REVIEW;

MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; POLYMERS;

EID: 82055161645     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1175     Document Type: Review

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