Self-assembly of amino acids toward functional biomaterials

Huan Ren, Lifang Wu, Lina Tan, Yanni Bao, Yuchen Ma, Yong Jin and Qianli Zou
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1140–1150. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.85

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Self-assembly of amino acids toward functional biomaterials
Huan Ren, Lifang Wu, Lina Tan, Yanni Bao, Yuchen Ma, Yong Jin and Qianli Zou
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1140–1150. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.12.85

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Ren, H.; Wu, L.; Tan, L.; Bao, Y.; Ma, Y.; Jin, Y.; Zou, Q. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 1140–1150. doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.85

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