4D Printing with Mechanically Robust, Thermally Actuating Hydrogels. Issue 12 (10th April 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bakarich, Shannon E.; Gorkin, Robert; Panhuis, Marc in het; Spinks, Geoffrey M.
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular rapid communications. Volume 36:Issue 12(2015:Jun.)
• Page Start: 1211
• Page End: 1217
• Publication Date: 2015-04-10
• Subjects: Macromolecules -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.201500079
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1022-1336

Abstract

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