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List of publications
Publicity (links):
• press release on membrane nanotubes (click here for the German version)
• Nanotechnology Now press release and a MPI press release on nanoparticle synthesis in vesicles (click here for the German version)
• press release on membrane fusion (click here for the German version)
• some broadcast reports of Deutsche Welle TV in English and in German
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| Highlight: Lipid membranes in contact with aqueous phases of polymer solutions, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter, in press (2012) DOI:10.1039/C2SM25261A |
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| Curvature of double-membrane organelles generated by changes in membrane size and composition, R. L. Knorr, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, PLoS ONE, 7, e32753 (2012) DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0032753 |
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| Electrodeformation method for measuring the capacitance of bilayer membranes, P. F. Salipante, R. Knorr, R. Dimova and P. M. Vlahovska, Soft Matter, 8, 3810-3816 (2012) DOI: 10.1039/c2sm07105c |
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| Concentration dependence of the interfacial tension for aqueous two-phase polymer solutions of dextran and polyethylene glycol, Y. Liu, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 28, 3831−3839 (2012) DOI: 10.1021/la204757z |
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| Wetting-induced budding of vesicles in contact with several aqueous phases, Y. Li, H. Kusumaatmaja, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, J. Phys. Chem. B 116, 1819−1823 (2012) DOI: 10.1021/jp211850t |
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| Book chapter: Membrane Electroporation in High Electric Fields, R. Dimova, in Advances in Electrochemical Science and Engineering: Bioelectrochemistry, edited by R. C. Alkire, D. M. Kolb, J. Lipkowski, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Editon edn., vol. 13, pp. 335-367 (2011) DOI: 10.1002/9783527644117.ch7. |
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| Membrane nanotubes induced by aqueous phase separation and stabilized by spontaneous curvature, Y. Li, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 108, 4731–4736 (2011) DOI:10.1073/pnas.1015892108 |
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| Binding of chitosan to phospholipid vesicles studied with isothermal titration calorimetry, O. Mertins and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 27, 5506–5515 (2011) DOI:/10.1021/la200553t |
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Boron Carbon Nitride Nanostructures from Salt
Melts: Tunable Water Soluble Phosphors, W. Lei, D. Portehault, R. Dimova and M. Antonietti, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 133, 7121–7127 (2011) DOI: 10.1021/ja200838c |
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| Book chapter: Nanoparticle synthesis in vesicle microreactors, P. Yang and R. Dimova, in Biomimetic Based Applications, edited by A. George, InTech, 523-552 (2011) ISBN 978-953-307-195-4. |
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| Effect of the HIV-1 fusion peptide on the mechanical properties and leaflet coupling of lipid bilayers, P. Shchelokovskyy, S. Tristram-Nagle and R. Dimova, New J. Phys. 13, 025004 (2011) DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/13/2/025004 |
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| The intrinsically disordered late embryogenesis abundant protein LEA18 from Arabidopsis thaliana modulates membrane stability through binding and folding, M. Hundertmark, R. Dimova, J. Lengefeld, R. Seckler and D. K. Hincha, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1808, 446–453 (2011) DOI:10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.09.010. |
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| Interactions of alkali metal chlorides with phosphatidylcholine vesicles, B. Klasczyk, V. Knecht, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Lamgmuir, 26, 18951–18958 (2010) DOI: 10.1021/la103631y |
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| A new method for measuring edge tensions and stability of lipid bilayers: effect of membrane composition, T. Portet and R. Dimova, Biophys. J., 99, 3264–3273 (2010) DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2010.09.032 |
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| Stability of spherical vesicles in electric fields, T. Yamamoto, S. Aranda-Espinoza, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Langmuir, 26, 12390–12407 (2010) DOI:10.1021/la1011132 |
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| Wrinkling and electroporation of giant vesicles in the gel phase, R. L. Knorr, M. Staykova, R. S. Gracia, and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 6, 1990–1996 (2010) DOI:10.1039/B925929E. |
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| Entropic effects and slow kinetics revealed in titrations of D2O-H2O solutions with different D/H ratios, Y. Katsir, Y. Shapira, Y. Mastai, R. Dimova, and E. Ben-Jacob, J. Phys. Chem. B, 114, 5755–5763 (2010) DOI:10.1021/jp909657m. |
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| Effect of cholesterol on the rigidity of saturated and unsaturated membranes: fluctuation and electrodeformation analysis of giant vesicles, R. S. Gracia, N. Bezlyepkina, R. L. Knorr, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 6, 1472–1482 (2010) DOI:10.1039/B920629A. |
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| Vesicles with charged domains, C. C. Vequi-Suplicy, K. A. Riske, R. L. Knorr, and R. Dimova, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1798, 1338–1347 (2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2009.12.023. |
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| Intrinsic contact angle of aqueous phases at membranes and vesicles, H. Kusumaatmaja, Y. Li, R. Dimova, and R. Lipowsky, Phys. Rev Lett., 103, 238103 (2009) DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.238103. |
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| Review: Vesicles in electric fields: Some novel aspects of membrane behavior, R. Dimova, N. Bezlyepkina, M. D. Jordö, R. L. Knorr, K. A. Riske, M. Staykova, P. M. Vlahovska, T. Yamamoto, P. Yang, and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter, 5, 3201-3212 (2009) DOI: 10.1039/B901963D. |
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| Cooperative behavior of molecular motors: Cargo transport and traffic phenomena, R. Lipowsky, J. Beeg, R. Dimova, S. Klumpp, and M.J.I. Müller, Physica E, 42, 649-661 (2010) doi:10.1016/j.physe.2009.08.010. |
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| Most accessed article in June 2009: Nanoparticle formation in giant vesicles: synthesis in biomimetic compartments, P. Yang, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Small, 5, 2033-2037 (2009) DOI:10.1002/smll.200900560. |
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| Electrohydrodynamic model of vesicle deformation in alternating electric fields, P. M. Vlahovska, R. S. Gracia, S. Aranda-Espinoza and R. Dimova, Biophys. J, 96, 4789–4803 (2009). |
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| Bursting of charged multicomponent vesicles subjected to electric pulses, K. A. Riske, R. L. Knorr and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 5, 1983-1986 (2009) from the back cover. |
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| Review: Active bio-systems: from single molecules to cooperative cargo transport, R. Lipowsky, J. Beeg, R. Dimova, S. Klumpp, S. Liepelt, M. J. I. Müller and A. Valleriani, Biophys. Rev. Lett., 4, 77-137 (2009). |
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| Book chapter: Traffic by small teams of molecular motors, M.J.I. Müller, J. Beeg, R. Dimova, S. Klumpp, and R. Lipowsky, in: Traffic and Granular Flow '07, edited by C. Appert-Rolland, F. Chevoir, P. Gondret, S. Lassarre, J.-P. Lebacque and M. Schreckenberg, Springer, Berlin, pp. 695-700 (2009). |
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| Thermal property changes of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) microgel particles and block copolymers, K. Tauer, D. Gau, S. Schulze, A. Völkel and R. Dimova, Colloid Polym. Sci., 287, 299-312 (2009). |
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| Calcium binding and head group dipole angle in phosphatidylserine-phosphatidylcholine bilayers, P. T. Vernier, M. J. Ziegler and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 25, 1020-1027 (2009). |
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| Membrane flow patterns in multicomponent giant vesicles induced by alternating electric fields, M. Staykova, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Soft Matter, 4, 2168-2171 (2008). |
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| Transition from complete to partial wetting within membrane compartments, Y. Li, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130, 12252–12253 (2008). |
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| Morphological transitions of vesicles induced by AC electric fields, S. Aranda, K. A. Riske, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys. J, 95, L19-L21 (2008). |
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| Transport of beads by several kinesin motors, J. Beeg, S. Klumpp, R. Dimova, R. S. Gracia, E. Unger and R. Lipowsky, Biophys. J, 94, 532-541 (2008). |
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| Optical tweezers in interaction with an apertureless probe, P. Chaumet, B. Pouligny, R. Dimova and N. Sojic, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 024915 (2007). |
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| Review: Giant vesicles in electric fields, R. Dimova, K. A. Riske, S. Aranda, N. Bezlyepkina, R. L. Knorr and R. Lipowsky, Soft Matter, 3, 817-927 (2007). |
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| Behavior of giant vesicles with anchored DNA molecules, V. Nikolov, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys J. 92, 4356–4368 (2007). |
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| Control of the interaction between membranes and vesicles: adhesion, fusion and release of dyes, D. Volodkin, V. Ball, J.-C. Voegel, H. Möhwald, R. Dimova and V. Marchi-Artzner, Coll. Surf. A, 303, 89-96 (2007). |
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| Book chapter: Optical dynamometry to study phase transitions in lipid membranes, R. Dimova and B. Pouligny, in "Methods in Membrane Lipids", ed. A. Dopico, Humana Press, pp.227-236 (2007), link. |
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| Novel method for measuring the adhesion energy of vesicles, T. Gruhn, T. Franke, R. Dimova and R. Lipowsky, Langmuir, 23, 5423-5429 (2007). |
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| Implementing both short- and long-working-distance optical trapping into a commercial microscope, P. Kraikivski, B. Pouligny and R. Dimova, Rev. Sci. Instrum. 77, 113703 (2006). |
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| Timescales of membrane fusion revealed by direct imaging of vesicle fusion with high temporal resolution, C.K. Haluska, K.A. Riske, V. Marchi-Artzner, J.-M. Lehn, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 103, 15841–15846 (2006); from the cover. |
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| Electrofusion of model lipid membranes viewed with high temporal resolution, K. A. Riske, N. Bezlyepkina, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, Biophys. Rev. Lett. 4, 387-400 (2006). |
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Binding of ion pairs onto polymer gels via
dehydration entropy: a new mechanism for ion exchange, C.G. Sinn,
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Dimova*, C. Huin, Ö. Sel, and M. Antonietti, Macromolecules
39, 6310-6312 (2006).
*note: in the initial publication of this article my name in the coauthors' list was misspelled as "Rumina Dimora"; for more information on this subject click here :-) |
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| Electric pulses induce cylindrical deformations on giant vesicles in salt solutions, K. A. Riske and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 91, 1778-1786 (2006). |
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Using Multiporator® to master vesicle
electrofusion, R.
Dimova and K. A. Riske, Eppendorf BioNews Application Notes,
25, 7 (2006). --> Eppendorf website: Electrofusion protocol |
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| Review: A practical guide to giant vesicles. Probing the membrane nanoregime via optical microscopy, R. Dimova, S. Aranda, N. Bezlyepkina, V. Nikolov, K. A. Riske and R. Lipowsky, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18, S1151-S1176 (2006). |
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| Binding of calcium to phosphatidylcholine-phosphatidylserine membranes, C. Sinn, M. Antonietti and R. Dimova, Coll. and Surf. A 283, 410-419 (2006). |
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| Influence of different salts on micro-sized polyelectrolyte hollow capsules, R. Georgieva, R. Dimova, G. Sukhorukov, G. Ibarz and H. Möhwald, J. Mater. Chem. 15, 4301-4310 (2005). |
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| Composition dependence of vesicle morphology and mixing properties in a bacterial model membrane system, B. Pozo Navas, K. Lohner, G. Deutsch, E. Sevcsik, K. A. Riske, R. Dimova, P. Garidel and G. Pabst, Biochem. Biophys. Acta Biomembranes 1716, 40-48 (2005). |
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| Wetting, budding, and fusion - morphological transitions of soft surfaces, R. Lipowsky, M. Brinkmann, R. Dimova, C. Haluska, J. Kierfeld and J. Shillcock, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S2885–S2902 (2005). |
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| Electro-deformation and -poration of giant vesicles viewed with high temporal resolution, K. A. Riske and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. 88, 1143-1155 (2005). |
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| Droplets, bubbles, and vesicles at chemically structured surfaces, R. Lipowsky, M. Brinkmann, R. Dimova, T. Franke, J. Kierfeld and X. Zhang, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17, S537-S558 (2005). |
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| Fusion of functionalized giant vesicles. C. Haluska, V. Marchi-Artzner, J. Brienne, J.-M. Lehn, R. Lipowsky, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 88:66a (2005). |
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| Timescales involved in electro- deformation, poration and fusion of giant vesicles resolved with fast digital imaging. K. Riske and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 88:241a (2005). |
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| Binding of avidin to biotinylated membranes: isothermal titrational calorimetry study. V. Nikolov, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 88:581a (2005). |
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Isothermal Titration Calorimetry of the Polyelectrolyte/Water Interaction and Binding of Ca2+: Effects Determining the Quality of Polymeric Scale Inhibitors, C. Sinn, R. Dimova, and M. Antonietti, Macromolecules, 37, 3444-3450 (2004). |
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| High temporal resolution of electro- poration, fusion and deformation of giant vesicles. “Squaring” the vesicles. K. Riske, R. Lipowsky, and R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 86:518a (2004). |
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| Fusion of giant vesicles observed with time resolution below a millisecond. C. Haluska, V. Marchi-Artzner, J. Brienne, J.-M. Lehn, R. Lipowsky, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 86:519a (2004). |
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| Changes in the Membrane Spontaneous Curvature Induced by Grafting of Long Polymers. V. Nikolov, R. Lipowsky, H.-G. Döbereiner, R. Dimova, Biophys. J. (Annual Meeting Abstracts). 86:197a (2004). |
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Binding of Polymers to Calcite Crystals in Water: Characterization by Isothermal Titration Calorimetry, R. Dimova, R. Lipowsky, Y. Mastai and M. Antonietti, Langmuir, 19, 6097-6103 (2003) |
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| Domains in Membranes and Vesicles, R. Lipowsky and R. Dimova, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 15, S31-S45 (2003) |
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| Hyperviscous Diblock Copolymer Vesicles, R. Dimova, U. Seifert, B. Pouligny, S. Förster and H.-G. Döbereiner, European Physical Journal B, 7, 241-250 (2002). |
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| Polyampholyte-Dressed Micelles of Fluorinated and Hydrogenated Dodecanoic Acid, A. Thünemann, K. Sander, W. Jaeger, and R. Dimova, Langmuir, 18, 5099-5105 (2002). |
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| Membrane curvature and dynamics induced
by amphiphilic oligomers, R. Dimova,
H,-G. Döbereiner, R. Lipowsky, Biophysical J., 82(1), 506a
(2002). Membrane curvature induced by amphiphilic polymers, R. Dimova, H,-G. Döbereiner, R. Lipowsky, European Biophysics Journal, 29(4-5), 287 (2000). |
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| Pretransitional effects in DMPC-vesicle membranes: optical dynamometry study, R. Dimova, B. Pouligny and C. Dietrich, Biophys. J. 79, 340-356 (2000). |
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| Viscous drag of a solid sphere straddling a spherical or flat surface, K. Danov, R. Dimova and B. Pouligny, Physics of Fluids, 12, 2711-2722 (2000). |
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| Drag of a solid particle trapped in a thin film or at an interface: influence of surface viscosity and elasticity, R. Dimova, K. Danov, B. Pouligny and B.I. Ivanov, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 226, 35-43 (2000). |
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| Book chapter: Absorbing microspheres in water: laser radiation pressure and hydrodynamic forces, R. Dimova, H. Polaert and B. Pouligny, in "Scattering of Shaped Light Beams and Applications", (Gouesbet and Grehan, Eds.) Research signpost, 45-65 (2000). |
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| Falling ball viscosimetry of giant vesicle membranes: finite-size effects, R. Dimova, C. Dietrich, A. Hadjiisky, K. Danov and B. Pouligny, European Physical Journal B, 12, 589-598 (1999). |
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| Book chapter: Motion of particles attached to giant vesicles: falling ball viscosimetry and elasticity measurements on lipid membranes, R. Dimova, C. Dietrich and B. Pouligny, chapter 15 in "Giant Vesicles" ed. P. Walde and P. Luisi, John Willey & Sons, Ltd., 221 (1999). |
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| Shape transformations of giant unilamellar vesicles induced by ethanol and temperature variations, M.I. Angelova, R. Mutafchieva, R. Dimova, and B. Tenchov, Colloids and Surfaces A 149, 201-205 (1999). |
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| Film Trapping Technique: Precise Method for Three-Phase Contact Angle Determination of Solid and Fluid Particles of Micrometer Size, A. Hadjiiski, R. Dimova, N.D. Denkov, I.B. Ivanov, and R. Borwankar, Langmuir, 12, 6665-6675 (1996). |
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| The Hydration Repulsion between Charged Surfaces as an Interplay of Volume Exclusion and Dielectric Saturation Effects, V. N. Paunov, R. Dimova, P. A. Kralchevsky, G. Brose, and A. Mehreteab, J. Colloid Interface Sci., 182, 239-248 (1996). |
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Last update: April 18, 2012
