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Elastomeric Intrinsic Optical Anti‐Counterfeiting with Dual‐Color RTP from Dual n→π* Transition and Enhanced Intersystem Crossing

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Highly tough, self-healable and transparent polyurea elastomers via bulk polymerization

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Adaptive Structural Regulation of Disulfide Contained Liquid Crystal Elastomers for Mild Temperature-Induced Two-Way Shape Memory Effects

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Liquid metal-enhanced self-healing dual-hard-phase cross-linked waterborne polyurethane for flexible sensors

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4D Printing of Thermally Activated Self-Healing Shape Memory Polyurethanes

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Engineering Ultratough and Impact-Resistant Poly(urethane-urea) Elastomers for Advanced Protective Equipment

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Durable, Super-Resilient, and Ultra-Strong Polyurethane Elastomers Via a Dense Hydrogen Bond Cross-Linking Strategy

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