journal article·2025-08

Strong and tough cellulose nanopapers enabled by imidazolium ionic liquids

Yufan Liu, Shanshui Feng, Zhenlin Zhang, Qinghua Meng, Xinghua Shi

Cellulose· Volume 32· Issue 12
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