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Catalytic inverse vulcanization. / Wu, Xiaofeng; Smith, Jessica A.; Petcher, Samuel et al.
In: Nature Communications, Vol. 10, No. 1, 647, 07.02.2019.

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Wu, X, Smith, JA, Petcher, S, Zhang, B, Parker, DJ, Griffin, JM & Hasell, T 2019, 'Catalytic inverse vulcanization', Nature Communications, vol. 10, no. 1, 647. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08430-8

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Wu, X., Smith, J. A., Petcher, S., Zhang, B., Parker, D. J., Griffin, J. M., & Hasell, T. (2019). Catalytic inverse vulcanization. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article 647. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-08430-8

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Wu X, Smith JA, Petcher S, Zhang B, Parker DJ, Griffin JM et al. Catalytic inverse vulcanization. Nature Communications. 2019 Feb 7;10(1):647. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08430-8

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Wu, Xiaofeng ; Smith, Jessica A. ; Petcher, Samuel et al. / Catalytic inverse vulcanization. In: Nature Communications. 2019 ; Vol. 10, No. 1.

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