Preparation and properties of morphology controlled poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)/poly(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) double networks for biomedical use
โ Scribed by Qi Tang; Jun-Rong Yu; Lei Chen; Jing Zhu; Zu-Ming Hu
- Book ID
- 108079264
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 418 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1567-1739
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