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  1. School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang, 330004, China

    Wenhui Xu

  2. Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, 350002, China

    Yichun Ding

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Xu, W., Ding, Y. Making polymer fibers strong and tough simultaneously. Sci. China Mater. 63, 481–482 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-020-1247-0

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