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Thermoresponsive Polymer Hydrogel

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Polymer Gels

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In recent years, materials responding external stimuli have become of major interest and have been applied to sensor or memory media.

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  1. Research Institute for Polymers and Textiles, 1-1-4 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305, Japan

    Okihiko Hirasa, Shoji Ito, Aizo Yamauchi, Shoei Fujishige & Hisao Ichijo

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  1. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    Danilo DeRossi

  2. Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan

    Kanji Kajiwara

  3. Ibaraki University, Mito-shi, Japan

    Yoshihito Osada

  4. HOYA Corporation, Saitama-ken, Japan

    Aizo Yamauchi

  5. Research Institute for Polymers and Textiles, AIST, Tsukuba-shi, Japan

    Aizo Yamauchi

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Hirasa, O., Ito, S., Yamauchi, A., Fujishige, S., Ichijo, H. (1991). Thermoresponsive Polymer Hydrogel. In: DeRossi, D., Kajiwara, K., Osada, Y., Yamauchi, A. (eds) Polymer Gels. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5892-3_18

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