Biomimetic Mussel Adhesive Inspired Anchor to Design ZnO@Poly(3‐Hexylthiophene) Hybrid Core@Corona Nanoparticles. Issue 16 (1st June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Awada, Hussein; Mezzasalma, Leila; Blanc, Sylvie; Flahaut, Delphine; Dagron‐Lartigau, Christine; Lyskawa, Joël; Woisel, Patrice; Bousquet, Antoine; Billon, Laurent
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular rapid communications. Volume 36:Issue 16(2015:Aug.)
• Page Start: 1486
• Page End: 1491
• Publication Date: 2015-06-01
• Subjects: Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500184
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1336

Abstract

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