Multifunctional, supramolecular, continuous artificial nacre fibres

Scientific Reports

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Hu, Xiaozhen ^a   Xu, Zhen ^a   Gao, Chao ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84868273310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep00767     Document Type: Article

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