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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 38, Issue 12, 1615(2023)

Recent progress on cholesteric liquid crystal elastomer

Tian-qi REN1,2 and Jin-bao GUO1,2、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Carbon Fiber and Functional Polymers，Ministry of Education，Beijing University of Chemical Technology，Beijing 100029，China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Engineering，Beijing University of Chemical Technology，Beijing 100029，China
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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Aug. 21, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 7, 2024

    The Author Email: Jin-bao GUO (guojb@mail.buct.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2023-0272

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