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Origin and control of ionic hydration patterns in nanopores

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Origin and control of ionic hydration patterns in nanopores. / Barabash, Miraslau L.; Gibby, William A. T.; Guardiani, Carlo et al.
In: Communications Materials, Vol. 2, 65, 18.06.2021.

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Barabash, ML, Gibby, WAT, Guardiani, C, Smolyanitsky, A, Luchinsky, DG & McClintock, PVE 2021, 'Origin and control of ionic hydration patterns in nanopores', Communications Materials, vol. 2, 65. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00162-x

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Barabash, M. L., Gibby, W. A. T., Guardiani, C., Smolyanitsky, A., Luchinsky, D. G., & McClintock, P. V. E. (2021). Origin and control of ionic hydration patterns in nanopores. Communications Materials, 2, Article 65. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43246-021-00162-x

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Barabash ML, Gibby WAT, Guardiani C, Smolyanitsky A, Luchinsky DG, McClintock PVE. Origin and control of ionic hydration patterns in nanopores. Communications Materials. 2021 Jun 18;2:65. doi: 10.1038/s43246-021-00162-x

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Barabash, Miraslau L. ; Gibby, William A. T. ; Guardiani, Carlo et al. / Origin and control of ionic hydration patterns in nanopores. In: Communications Materials. 2021 ; Vol. 2.

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AU - Luchinsky, Dmitry G.

AU - McClintock, Peter V. E.

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