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Invited Articles

Molecular complexity and the control of self-organising processes

John W. Goodby The Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isabel M. Saez The Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Stephen J. Cowling The Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Julita S. Gasowska The Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Robert A. MacDonald The Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Susan Sia The Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Paul Watson The Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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Kenneth J. Toyne Department of Chemistry, The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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Michael Hird Department of Chemistry, The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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Robert A. Lewis Department of Chemistry, The University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK
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Seung-Eun Lee R&D Technical Centre, Merck Advanced Technologies Ltd, South Korea
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Valerij Vaschenko STC ‘Institute for Single Crystals’, NAS of Ukraine, 61001 Lenina Avenue 60, Kharkov, Ukraine
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Pages 567-605 | Received 02 Jun 2009, Accepted 16 Jun 2009, Published online: 14 Aug 2009

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