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3 - Diffusion Layer Properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2016

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William Davison  and
Hao Zhang
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William Davison
William Davison
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Lancaster University
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Diffusive Gradients in Thin-Films for Environmental Measurements , pp. 32 - 65
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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