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- Award ID(s):
- 2104837
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10511616
- Editor(s):
- Andrews, David L; Galvez, Enrique J; Rubinsztein-Dunlop, Halina
- Publisher / Repository:
- SPIE
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Complex Light and Optical Forces XVIII
- ISBN:
- 9781510670624
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 1
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Location:
- San Francisco, United States
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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