Tape transfer atomization patterning of liquid alloys for microfluidic stretchable wireless power transfer

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 8419-

  Jeong, Seung Hee ^a   Hjort, Klas ^a   Wu, Zhigang ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

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EID: 84922998615     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep08419     Document Type: Article

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