Photo-Responsive Shape-Memory and Shape-Changing Liquid-Crystal Polymer Networks
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Photo-Responsive Shape-Memory and Shape-Changing Liquid-Crystal Polymer Networks
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عنوان ژورنال: Materials
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1996-1944
DOI: 10.3390/ma6010116