Aqueous dispersion and tuning surface charges of polytetrafluoroethylene particles by bioinspired polydopamine-polyethyleneimine coating via one-step method.
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SUBMITTER: Grewal MS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8334825 | biostudies-literature |
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