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A versatile, one-pot synthesis of gold nanostars with long, well-defined thorns using a lyotropic liquid crystal template

S. UmadeviDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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H. C. LeeDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada;Liquid Crystal Research Laboratory, School of Chemical Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
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V. GaneshDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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X. FengDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
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T. HegmannDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada;Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Kent State University, Kent, OH44242, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 265-276 | Received 28 Mar 2013, Accepted 19 Apr 2013, Published online: 10 May 2013

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