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Improvement of permanent memory effect in PDLC films using TX-100 as an additive

Maria Catarina Coutinho Varela da SilvaLAQV, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, PortugalView further author information
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João Luís Maia FigueirinhasCFMC-UL and IST-UL, Departamento de Física, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, PortugalView further author information
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João Carlos da Silva Barbosa SotomayorLAQV, REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 124-130 | Received 26 Mar 2015, Accepted 09 Jun 2015, Published online: 14 Jul 2015

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