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e compartmentalization offered by host surfactant assemblies. They aff
ect the growth and particle characteristics significantly. The prepara
tion of Cu2S nanoparticles in reverse micelle and CuS in aqueous micel
lar hosts has been described. It indicates that different surfactant s
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