Geometric Confinement Controls Stiffness, Strength, Extensibility, and Toughness in Poly(urethane–urea) Copolymers
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Achieving a unique combination of stiffness, strength, extensibility, and toughness in sol-cast poly(urethane–urea) (PU) copolymer films is challenge since these properties are—in general—mutuall...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Macromolecules
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0024-9297', '1520-5835']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00596