Self-assembly of cyclic polymers

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Self-assembly of cyclic polymers. / Williams, Rebecca J.; Dove, Andrew P.; O'Reilly, Rachel K.

In: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 6, No. 16, 28.04.2015, p. 2998-3008.

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Williams, RJ, Dove, AP & O'Reilly, RK 2015, 'Self-assembly of cyclic polymers', Polymer Chemistry, vol. 6, no. 16, pp. 2998-3008. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5py00081e

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Williams, R. J., Dove, A. P., & O'Reilly, R. K. (2015). Self-assembly of cyclic polymers. Polymer Chemistry, 6(16), 2998-3008. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5py00081e

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Williams RJ, Dove AP, O'Reilly RK. Self-assembly of cyclic polymers. Polymer Chemistry. 2015 Apr 28;6(16):2998-3008. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5py00081e

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Williams, Rebecca J. ; Dove, Andrew P. ; O'Reilly, Rachel K. / Self-assembly of cyclic polymers. In: Polymer Chemistry. 2015 ; Vol. 6, No. 16. pp. 2998-3008.

Bibtex

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