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Journal of Chemistry
Volume 2015, Article ID 413497, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/413497
Research Article

MWCNTs/Cellulose Hydrogels Prepared from NaOH/Urea Aqueous Solution with Improved Mechanical Properties

Yingpu Zhang,1 Rong Huang,2 Si Peng,3 and Zhaocheng Ma3

1Technology Center of China Tobacco Fujian Industrial Co., Ltd., Xiamen 361022, China
2Department of Plastic Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an 710038, China
3College of Horticulture and Forestry Sciences, Key Laboratory of Horticultural Plant Biology, Ministry of Education, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China

Received 28 September 2014; Accepted 25 November 2014

Academic Editor: Bishnu P. Joshi

Copyright © 2015 Yingpu Zhang et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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