Self‐Assembly: Biocatalytic Self‐Assembly of Nanostructured Peptide Microparticles using Droplet Microfluidics (Small 2/2014). Issue 2 (January 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bai, Shuo; Debnath, Sisir; Gibson, Kirsty; Schlicht, Barbara; Bayne, Lauren; Zagnoni, Michele; Ulijn, Rein V.
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 10:Issue 2(2014:Jan.)
• Page Start: 284
• Page End: 284
• Publication Date: 2014-01
• Subjects: Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201470013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

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