Critical Drying of Liquids

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Critical Drying of Liquids. / Evans, Robert; Stewart, Maria C.; Wilding, Nigel B.

In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 117, No. 17, 176102, 21.10.2016.

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Evans, R, Stewart, MC & Wilding, NB 2016, 'Critical Drying of Liquids', Physical Review Letters, vol. 117, no. 17, 176102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.176102

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Evans, R., Stewart, M. C., & Wilding, N. B. (2016). Critical Drying of Liquids. Physical Review Letters, 117(17), [176102]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.176102

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Evans R, Stewart MC, Wilding NB. Critical Drying of Liquids. Physical Review Letters. 2016 Oct 21;117(17). 176102. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.176102

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Evans, Robert ; Stewart, Maria C. ; Wilding, Nigel B. / Critical Drying of Liquids. In: Physical Review Letters. 2016 ; Vol. 117, No. 17.

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