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Chiral resolution in bent-core nematic liquid crystals. / Görtz, Verena.
In: Liquid Crystals Today, Vol. 19, No. 2, 24.11.2010, p. 37-48.

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Görtz, V 2010, 'Chiral resolution in bent-core nematic liquid crystals', Liquid Crystals Today, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/1358314X.2010.527670

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Görtz, V. (2010). Chiral resolution in bent-core nematic liquid crystals. Liquid Crystals Today, 19(2), 37-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/1358314X.2010.527670

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Görtz V. Chiral resolution in bent-core nematic liquid crystals. Liquid Crystals Today. 2010 Nov 24;19(2):37-48. doi: 10.1080/1358314X.2010.527670

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Görtz, Verena. / Chiral resolution in bent-core nematic liquid crystals. In: Liquid Crystals Today. 2010 ; Vol. 19, No. 2. pp. 37-48.

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