Chemistry in motion: Tiny synthetic motors

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3504-3511

  Colberg, Peter H ^a   Reigh, Shang Yik ^a   Robertson, Bryan ^a   Kapral, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84918553513     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: 15204898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar5002582     Document Type: Article

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