Liquid‐Crystalline Elastomer‐Nanoparticle Hybrids with Reversible Switch of Magnetic Memory. (29th January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Haberl, Johannes M.; Sánchez‐Ferrer, Antoni; Mihut, Adriana M.; Dietsch, Hervé; Hirt, Ann M.; Mezzenga, Raffaele
• Is Part Of: Advanced materials. Volume 25:Number 12(2013)
• Page Start: 1787
• Page End: 1791
• Publication Date: 2013-01-29
• Subjects: Materials -- Periodicals; Chemical vapor deposition -- Periodicals; 620.11
• DOI: 10.1002/adma.201204406
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0935-9648

Abstract

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