High-efficiency, ultrafast separation of emulsified oil-water mixtures

NPG Asia Materials

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Kota, Arun K ^a   Tuteja, Anish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 84884274488     PISSN: 18844049     EISSN: 18844057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/am.2013.34     Document Type: Note

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