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Molecular Doors: Adaptable Hydrogels
Recent advances in the design of adaptable hydrogels for cell-encapsulation, cell-culture, and cell-transplantation applications are reviewed.
Following the Roadmap to Improved Lithium-Ion Batteries
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Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – June 2015
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
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Eureka moments in Nanochemistry – 2015 Centenary Award
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