Robust self-healing hydrogels assisted by cross-linked nanofiber networks

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Fang, Yuan ^a   Wang, Cai Feng ^a   Zhang, Zhi Hong ^a   Shao, Huan ^a   Chen, Su ^a  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

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EID: 84885104001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep02811     Document Type: Article

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