Stimuli-Responsive, Hydrolyzable Poly(Vinyl Laurate- co -vinyl Acetate) Nanoparticle Platform for In Situ Release of Surfactants
- Award ID(s):
- 1719875
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10325436
- Journal Name:
- ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
- Volume:
- 13
- Issue:
- 21
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 25553 to 25562
- ISSN:
- 1944-8244
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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