Elastic properties of surfactant monolayers at liquid-liquid interfaces: A molecular dynamics study

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Elastic properties of surfactant monolayers at liquid-liquid interfaces : A molecular dynamics study. / Laradji, Mohamed; Mouritsen, Ole G.

In: Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 112, No. 19, 15.05.2000, p. 8621-8630.

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Laradji, M & Mouritsen, OG 2000, 'Elastic properties of surfactant monolayers at liquid-liquid interfaces: A molecular dynamics study', Journal of Chemical Physics, vol. 112, no. 19, pp. 8621-8630. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.481486

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Laradji, M., & Mouritsen, O. G. (2000). Elastic properties of surfactant monolayers at liquid-liquid interfaces: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Chemical Physics, 112(19), 8621-8630. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.481486

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Laradji M, Mouritsen OG. Elastic properties of surfactant monolayers at liquid-liquid interfaces: A molecular dynamics study. Journal of Chemical Physics. 2000 May 15;112(19):8621-8630. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.481486

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Laradji, Mohamed ; Mouritsen, Ole G. / Elastic properties of surfactant monolayers at liquid-liquid interfaces : A molecular dynamics study. In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 2000 ; Vol. 112, No. 19. pp. 8621-8630.

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