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Patterned Polymer Films

  • Theory and Simulation of Polymers at Interface
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  1. Anna C. Balazs
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Balazs, A.C., Singh, C., Zhulina, E. et al. Patterned Polymer Films. MRS Bulletin 22, 16–21 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1557/S0883769400032280

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