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Title: Low-Cost, Ambient-Dried, Superhydrophobic, High Strength, Thermally Insulating, and Thermally Resilient Polybenzoxazine Aerogels
Award ID(s):
1661246 1726435 1636306
PAR ID:
10129100
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Polymer Materials
Volume:
1
Issue:
9
ISSN:
2637-6105
Page Range / eLocation ID:
2322 to 2333
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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