Modeling Microdomain Evolution on Giant Unilamellar Vesicles using a Phase-Field Approach
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Modeling Microdomain Evolution on Giant Unilamellar Vesicles using a Phase-Field Approach by Anand Embar Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Duke University
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