Characterization of macroporous gels

Macroporous Polymers: Production Properties and Biotechnological/Biomedical Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 211-235

  Savina, Irina N ^a   Tomlins, Paul E ^b   Mikhalovsky, Sergey V ^a   Galaev, Igor Yu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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