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Programmable and adaptive mechanics with liquid crystal polymer networks and elastomers

White, Timothy J., Broer, Dirk J.·2015·Nature Materials
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Authors
White, T. J., & Broer, D. J.
Venue
Nature Materials
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2015-10-22
Volume
14
Issue
11
Pages
1087-1098
ISSN
  • 1476-1122 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4660
DOI
10.1038/nmat4433
OpenAlex
W2224750552
Cited by
1,744
References
6
FWCI
96.11
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journal article
Language
en
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