Author Correction: Air-stable superparamagnetic metal nanoparticles entrapped in graphene oxide matrix.
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SUBMITTER: Tucek J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6581903 | biostudies-other | 2019 Jun
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Author Correction: Air-stable superparamagnetic metal nanoparticles entrapped in graphene oxide matrix.
Tuček Jiří J Sofer Zdeněk Z Bouša Daniel D Pumera Martin M Holá Kateřina K Malá Aneta A Poláková Kateřina K Havrdová Markéta M Čépe Klára K Tomanec Ondřej O Zbořil Radek R
Nature communications 20190618 1
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