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Reppy, M.A. (2010). Structure, Emissive Properties, and Reporting Abilities of Conjugated Polymers. In: Demchenko, A. (eds) Advanced Fluorescence Reporters in Chemistry and Biology II. Springer Series on Fluorescence, vol 9. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04701-5_12

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