Bottom‐Up Formation of Dodecane‐in‐Water Nanoemulsions from Hydrothermal Homogeneous Solutions1. Issue 25 (13th May 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Deguchi, Shigeru; Ifuku, Nao
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 52:Issue 25(2013)
• Page Start: 6409
• Page End: 6412
• Publication Date: 2013-05-13
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301403
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

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