Four reversible and reconfigurable structures for three-phase emulsions: Extended morphologies and applications

Scientific Reports

Volumn 7, Issue , 2017, Pages

  Ge, Xue Hui ^a   Geng, Yu Hao ^a   Zhang, Qiao Chu ^a   Shao, Meng ^a   Chen, Jian ^a   Luo, Guang Sheng ^a   Xu, Jian Hong ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 85012992172     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep42738     Document Type: Article

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