Structure and formation of a gel of colloidal disks

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 1962-1970

  Kroon, Mark ^a   Vos, Willem L ^a   Wegdam, Gerard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85006406315     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.57.1962     Document Type: Article

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