Bio‐inspired Smart Single Asymmetric Hourglass Nanochannels for Continuous Shape and Ion Transport Control. Issue 7 (1st October 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Huacheng; Hou, Xu; Yang, Zhe; Yan, Dadong; Li, Lin; Tian, Ye; Wang, Huanting; Jiang, Lei
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 11:Issue 7(2015)
• Page Start: 786
• Page End: 791
• Publication Date: 2014-10-01
• Subjects: Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201401677
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

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