Nanocomposite hydrogel actuators hybridized with various dimensional nanomaterials for stimuli responsiveness enhancement
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nano Convergence
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2196-5404
DOI: 10.1186/s40580-019-0188-z