Preparation Technology of Solvent-free Polyurethane: A Mini-Review
- Corresponding author: Wen-Mu LI, liwm@fjirsm.ac.cn & These authors contributed equally to this work
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Yu-Miao SU, Ting WANG, Yu-Lin DING, Jia-Jing HUANG, Wen-Mu LI. Preparation Technology of Solvent-free Polyurethane: A Mini-Review[J]. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry,
;2020, 39(12): 2057-2067.
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