High-Performance, Lightweight, and Flexible Thermoplastic Polyurethane Nanocomposites with Zn2+-Substituted CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles and Reduced Graphene Oxide as Shielding Materials against Electromagnetic Pollution
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SUBMITTER: Anju
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8552366 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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