Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology (1999)
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"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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doi: 10.17226/6407.
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"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
Suggested Citation:
"5 Soft Condensed Matter: Complex Fluids, Macromolecular Systems, and Biological Systems." National Research Council. 1999. Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics: Basic Research for Tomorrow's Technology. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/6407.
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