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Phase diagram of hard colloidal platelets: a theoretical account

H.H. Wensink Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AZ, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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H.N.W. Lekkerkerker Van't Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye Institute, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, CH 3584 Utrecht, The Netherlands
Pages 2111-2118 | Received 03 Jun 2009, Accepted 01 Jul 2009, Published online: 28 Sep 2009

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