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DNA Nanotubes as a Versatile Tool to Study Semiflexible Polymers
Published on: October 25, 2017
Hierarchical hydrogen bonds enable stretchable, self-healing, and high-mobility polymer semiconductors
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA.
National Science Review
|June 22, 2026
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