Bioinspired nanovalves with selective permeability and pH sensitivity
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Bioinspired nanovalves with selective permeability and pH sensitivity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nanoscale
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2040-3364,2040-3372
DOI: 10.1039/c4nr06378c