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Biological Physics near Surfaces/Interfaces: a Perspective

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Biological physics at interfaces is an expanding field of research where a wide variety of disciplines fruitfully cross-link. The high degree of complexity of the involved systems requires the concerted application of many different and complementary techniques. Future success relies both upon development of new instrumentation and a better interaction of material scientists, physicists, molecular biologists and chemists.

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Fragneto, G. Biological Physics near Surfaces/Interfaces: a Perspective. Eur. Phys. J. E 30, 239–243 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2009-10521-8

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