Instantaneous physico-chemical analysis of suspension-based nanomaterials

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Meng, Fanxu ^a   Ugaz, Victor M ^a,b  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84928978829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep09896     Document Type: Article

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