An overview of the law of nanotechnology

The Nanotechnology Challenge: Creating Legal Institutions for Uncertain Risks

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 357-378

  O’Brian, Fern P ^a  

^a Business Litigation and Life Sciences Group Thompson Hine LLP   (United States)

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EID: 84889885713     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511988554.018     Document Type: Chapter

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