Porous nanocomposites with integrated internal domains: Application to separation membranes

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Li, Wenle ^a   Walz, John Y ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 84898882049     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep04418     Document Type: Article

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