Naturally Crosslinked Biocompatible Carbonaceous Liquid Metal Aqueous Ink Printing Wearable Electronics for Multi-Sensing and Energy Harvesting

King Yan Chung; Bingang Xu; Di Tan; Qingjun Yang; Zihua Li; Hong Fu

doi:10.1007/s40820-024-01362-z

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