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A recent paper [X. Guo, A. Mandelis, J. Tolev and K. Tang, J. Appl. Phys., 121, 095101 (2017)] intends to demonstrate that from the photothermal radiometry signal obtained on a coated opaque sample in 1D transfer, one should be able to…
An experimental strategy has been developed specifically for the study of composition-dependent phase behavior in multi-component artificial membranes. The strategy is based on steady-state measurements of fluorescence resonance energy…
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