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Challenges and opportunities in graphene commercialization

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As technical knowledge, manufacturing methods and the development of applications mature, key factors will affect the pace of commercialization of graphene.

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  1. Amaia Zurutuza is at Graphenea, Tolosa Hiribidea, 76, 20018 Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Spain,

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  2. Claudio Marinelli is at Applied Graphene Materials, The Wilton Centre, Redcar, Cleveland TS10 4RF, UK,

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Zurutuza, A., Marinelli, C. Challenges and opportunities in graphene commercialization. Nature Nanotech 9, 730–734 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.225

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