Mediating conducting polymer growth within hydrogels by controlling nucleation

APL Materials

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Patton, A J ^a   Green, R A ^a   Poole Warren, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 84923882060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2166532X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4904820     Document Type: Article

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