• For the first time, Oxford chemists have generated fluorochemicals – critical for many industries – without the use of hazardous hydrogen fluoride gas.
• The innovative method was inspired by the biomineralization process that forms our teeth and bones.
• The results are published today in the leading journal Science.
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