Flexible, Switchable Electrochromic Textiles1. Issue 3 (19th July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schawaller, Dirk; Voss, Michael; Bauch, Volker; Frank, Erik; Buchmeiser, Michael R.
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular materials and engineering. Volume 299:Issue 3(2014:Mar.)
• Page Start: 330
• Page End: 335
• Publication Date: 2013-07-19
• Subjects: Plastics -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/mame.201300136
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1438-7492

Abstract

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