Chinese Journal of Liquid Crystals and Displays, Volume. 37, Issue 2, 199(2022)

Research progress in processing methods of reversible three-dimensional structures of liquid-crystalline elastomers based on dynamic covalent bonds

ZHANG Yu-bai1、* and JI Yan2
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    Received: Nov. 30, 2021

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    Published Online: Mar. 1, 2022

    The Author Email: ZHANG Yu-bai (zhangyubai.ripp@sinopec.com)

    DOI:10.37188/cjlcd.2021-0309

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