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Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 40, Issue 2, 309(2025)

Effect of liquid crystalline ordering on the self-assembly behavior of block copolymers in solutions

Mingzhu ZHAO, Bixin JIN, and Xiaoyu LI*
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    Category: Soft Matter Self-assembly

    Received: Aug. 29, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Mar. 28, 2025

    The Author Email: Xiaoyu LI (xiaoyuli@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.37188/CJLCD.2024-0259

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