journal article·2025-12

Self-healing ionogels for flexible electronics

Kun Yu, Mengyu Gan, Qinghua Wang, Piaopiao Zhou, Zhong-Zhen Luo, Xiaolin Lyu, Zhigang Zou

Science China Materials· Volume 68· Issue 12
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