Hybrid Materials Based on the Embedding of Organically Modified Transition Metal Oxoclusters or Polyoxometalates into Polymers for Functional Applications: A Review.
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SUBMITTER: Carraro M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5453212 | biostudies-other | 2014 May
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