• Nano-Micro Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 1, 068 (2024)
Mengyao Pan1,3, Huijuan Shao1, Yue Fan2, Jinlong Yang1..., Jiaxin Liu1, Zhongqian Deng1, Zhenda Liu1, Zhidi Chen1, Jun Zhang4, Kangfeng Yi4, Yucai Su4, Dehui Wang1,*, Xu Deng3,** and Fei Deng5,6,***|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, People’s Republic of China
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Shenzhen Institute for Advanced Study, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Shenzhen 518110, People’s Republic of China
  • 4Pharmaceutical Glass Co. Ltd, Zibo, 256100, People’s Republic of China
  • 5Department of Nephropathy, School of Medicine, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
  • 6Department of Nephrology, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital Jinniu Hospital, Chengdu Jinniu District People’s Hospital Chengdu, People’s Republic of China
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    Mengyao Pan, Huijuan Shao, Yue Fan, Jinlong Yang, Jiaxin Liu, Zhongqian Deng, Zhenda Liu, Zhidi Chen, Jun Zhang, Kangfeng Yi, Yucai Su, Dehui Wang, Xu Deng, Fei Deng. Superhydrophobic Surface-Assisted Preparation of Microspheres and Supraparticles and Their Applications[J]. Nano-Micro Letters, 2024, 16(1): 068 Copy Citation Text show less
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