Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 37, Issue 2, 241(2022)

Mechanical property of carbon nanotube/liquid crystal elastomer composite materials

HOU Yi, HU Wen-ting, WANG Meng, and YANG Hong
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    Received: Nov. 22, 2021

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    Published Online: Mar. 1, 2022

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    DOI:10.37188/cjlcd.2021-0295

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