• Semicrystalline Ion Gels: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application in Strain Sensors

  • Sohyun Choi# , Moonsung Park# , Minjun Kim, Hobin Seon, and Sangwon Kim†

  • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(4): 450-457

    Published online Jul 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.4.450
  • Received on Dec 12, 2024
  • Revised on Feb 4, 2025
  • Accepted on Mar 5, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Sangwon Kim

  • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Program in Environmental and Polymer Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Korea

  • E-mail: sangwon_kim@inha.ac.kr