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Development and properties of cementitious self-healing materials based on composite complexing agents

By: Hongjie Li,  Yanbao Liu and  Quanbin Ba  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 17 - 27
Submitted on: Jan 14, 2025
Accepted on: Mar 23, 2025
Published on: Jul 17, 2025
Published by: West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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