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Haidekker, M.A., Nipper, M., Mustafic, A., Lichlyter, D., Dakanali, M., Theodorakis, E.A. (2010). Dyes with Segmental Mobility: Molecular Rotors. In: Demchenko, A. (eds) Advanced Fluorescence Reporters in Chemistry and Biology I. Springer Series on Fluorescence, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04702-2_8

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