Tailored hierarchical micelle architectures using living crystallization-driven self-assembly in two dimensions

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 893-898

  Hudson, Zachary M ^a   Boott, Charlotte E ^a   Robinson, Matthew E ^a   Rupar, Paul A ^a,c   Winnik, Mitchell A ^b   Manners, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 84921495710     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2038     Document Type: Article

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