Biocatalysis in microemulsions

Microemulsions: Properties and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 349-386

  Xenakis, A ^a   Papadimitriou, V ^a   Stamatis, H ^b   Kolisis, F N ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420089608     Document Type: Chapter

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