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Mimicking nature at multiple scales

Show Author's information Helmut Cölfen( )
Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, Box 714, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany

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Received: 10 April 2022
Accepted: 14 April 2022
Published: 11 May 2022
Issue date: July 2022

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