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6 - Polymer Structure and Dynamics

from Part I - Physical Tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

Thomas Andrew Waigh
Thomas Andrew Waigh
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University of Manchester
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Summary

Considers the structure of polymers, their dynamics, gels and bacterial polymers including EPS.

Keywords

polymersmacromoleculesEPSstructuredynamicsgel
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The Physics of Bacteria
From Cells to Biofilms
 , pp. 58 - 68
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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