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  • A Novel Self-Healing Polyurethane with High Transparency and Strength: Effects of Multiple Supermolecular Forces

  • Yuan Liu, Yanmei Liao*, Yintao Long*, Yuxiang Qian**, Shengqiang Nie, Yi Wang, Jia Zeng, Chunmei Zhang, Linbo Tian, and Jun Luo†

  • Engineering Research Center for Materials Protection of Wear and Corrosion of Guizhou Province,
    Guiyang University, Guiyang 550005, China
    *State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
    **Shanghai Space Propulsion Technology Research Institute, No. 3888, Yuanjiang Road, Minhang District, Shanghai 201100, China

  • 높은 투명도와 강도를 갖는 자가치료용 Polyurethane: 복합 초분자 상호작용의 영향

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This Article

  • 2022; 46(3): 327-341

    Published online May 25, 2022

  • 10.7317/pk.2022.46.3.327
  • Received on Nov 16, 2021
  • Revised on Mar 1, 2022
  • Accepted on Mar 12, 2022

Correspondence to

  • Jun Luo

  • Engineering Research Center for Materials Protection of Wear and Corrosion of Guizhou Province,
    Guiyang University, Guiyang 550005, China

  • E-mail: hx0029@gyu.edu.cn