The geometry and topology of soft materials

Soft Matter

Volumn 9, Issue 34, 2013, Pages 8086-8087

  Vitelli, Vincenzo ^a   Irvine, William ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84881403295     PISSN: 1744683X     EISSN: 17446848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c3sm90111d     Document Type: Editorial

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