Electrically Controlled Self-Focusing and Self-Localization in the Guided Channels
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Huang, B.-Y.; Wu, Y.-H.; Huang, S.-Y.; Kuo, C.-T. Electrically Controlled Self-Focusing and Self-Localization in the Guided Channels. Polymers 2019, 11, 1767. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11111767
Huang B-Y, Wu Y-H, Huang S-Y, Kuo C-T. Electrically Controlled Self-Focusing and Self-Localization in the Guided Channels. Polymers. 2019; 11(11):1767. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11111767
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuang, Bing-Yau, Yi-Hsiu Wu, Shuan-Yu Huang, and Chie-Tong Kuo. 2019. "Electrically Controlled Self-Focusing and Self-Localization in the Guided Channels" Polymers 11, no. 11: 1767. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11111767