Biological membranes: The laboratory of fundamental physics

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Samo Kralj*
Mitja Kralj

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Kralj, S., & Kralj, M. (2019). Biological membranes: The laboratory of fundamental physics. International Journal of Physics Research and Applications, 2(1), 038–040. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.ijpra.1001013
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