From Plastic to Silicone: The Novelties in Porous Polymer Fabrications

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Reprinted from [<a href="/journals/jnm/2015/142195/#B30">30</a>], with permission from Elsevier.</div>

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Figure 5

Figure 5: From Plastic to Silicone: The Novelties in Porous Polymer Fabrications 