Tailorable, Lightweight and Superelastic Liquid Metal Monoliths for Multifunctional Electromagnetic Interference Shielding.
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SUBMITTER: Xu Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8669089 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
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Tailorable, Lightweight and Superelastic Liquid Metal Monoliths for Multifunctional Electromagnetic Interference Shielding.
Xu Yadong Y Lin Zhiqiang Z Rajavel Krishnamoorthy K Zhao Tao T Zhu Pengli P Hu Yougen Y Sun Rong R Wong Ching-Ping CP
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