Nanotechnology Cookbook: Practical, Reliable and Jargon-free Experimental Procedures

Nanotechnology Cookbook: Practical, Reliable and Jargon-free Experimental Procedures

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  Collins, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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