FigsharePub Date : 2018-02-19DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b00100.s001
Alban Chappaz (538457), Jonathan Lai (1878769), Karine De Oliveira Vigier (1713160), Didier Morvan (2370283), Raphael Wischert (1716424), Matthieu Corbet (2042671), Bertrand Doumert (1580965), Xavier Trivelli (37657), Armin Liebens (1484755), François Jérôme (1713151)
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