Recent Developments in Molecularly Imprinted Nanoparticles by Surface Imprinting Techniques. Issue 3 (19th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ding, Xiaochu; Heiden, Patricia A.
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular materials and engineering. Volume 299:Issue 3(2014:Mar.)
• Page Start: 268
• Page End: 282
• Publication Date: 2013-08-19
• Subjects: Plastics -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/mame.201300160
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1438-7492

Abstract

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