Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Volume. 53, Issue 8, 2340(2025)

Nano-Silica Modified In-situ Polymerized Cementitious Materials (iPMCM): Properties Enhancement and Strengthening Mechanism

YU Zhenqi, LIU Xin, SHAO Lijing, XIE Hui, ZHANG Yi, WANG Haochuan, and FENG Pan*
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  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Construction Materials, Nanjing 211189, China
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    YU Zhenqi, LIU Xin, SHAO Lijing, XIE Hui, ZHANG Yi, WANG Haochuan, FENG Pan. Nano-Silica Modified In-situ Polymerized Cementitious Materials (iPMCM): Properties Enhancement and Strengthening Mechanism[J]. Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society, 2025, 53(8): 2340

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    Received: Dec. 21, 2024

    Accepted: Sep. 5, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 5, 2025

    The Author Email: FENG Pan (pan.feng@seu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.14062/j.issn.0454-5648.20250043

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