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Nature Materials doi: 10.1038/nmat2358 First Paragraph | Full Text | PDF Quantitative time-resolved measurement of membrane protein?ligand interactions using microcantilever array sensors Thomas Braun et al. Nature Nanotechnology doi: 10.1038/nnano.2008.398 First Paragraph | Full Text | PDF Tuning intermolecular interaction in long-range-ordered submonolayer organic films Christoph Stadler et al. Nature Physics doi: 10.1038/nphys1176 First Paragraph | Full Text | PDF Microfluidic control of cell pairing and fusion Alison M Skelley et al. Nature Methods doi: 10.1038/nmeth.1290 First Paragraph | Full Text | PDF Subscribe to Nature Materials, all that matters in material science and technology, here

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