Iron oxide and various metal oxide nanotubes engineered by one-pot double galvanic replacement based on reduction potential hierarchy of metal templates and ion precursors.
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SUBMITTER: Paragodaarachchi A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8057675 | biostudies-literature |
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