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Nagaki, A., Yoshida, Ji. (2012). Controlled Polymerization in Flow Microreactor Systems. In: Abe, A., Lee, KS., Leibler, L., Kobayashi, S. (eds) Controlled Polymerization and Polymeric Structures. Advances in Polymer Science, vol 259. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/12_2012_179

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