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- Award ID(s):
- 1726525
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10128307
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Polymer Chemistry
- Volume:
- 10
- Issue:
- 19
- ISSN:
- 1759-9954
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 2477 to 2483
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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