Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 853154, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/853154
Research Article
Patterned Honeycomb Structural Films with Fluorescent and Hydrophobic Properties
1School of Chemistry and Environment, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China
2Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Received 19 August 2013; Revised 13 September 2013; Accepted 13 September 2013
Academic Editor: Amir Kajbafvala
Copyright © 2013 Liping Heng et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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