Direct fabrication of functional and biofunctional nanostructures through reactive imprinting.
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SUBMITTER: Subramani C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4102398 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
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Direct fabrication of functional and biofunctional nanostructures through reactive imprinting.
Subramani Chandramouleeswaran C Cengiz Nergiz N Saha Krishnendu K Gevrek Tugce Nihal TN Yu Xi X Jeong Youngdo Y Bajaj Avinash A Sanyal Amitav A Rotello Vincent M VM
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 20110524 28
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