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gels. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 26, 3895–3908 (1981)
98. R. Houlsby, M. Ghajar, G. Chavez, Antimicrobial activity of borate-buffered solutions.
Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 29, 803–806 (1986)
99. J.E. Winandy, Effects of fire retardant retention, borate buffers, and redrying temperature
after treatment on thermal-induced degradation. Forest Prod. J. 47, 79–86 (1997)
100. H.J. Shin, K.K. Kim, A. Benayad, S.M. Yoon, H.K. Park, I.S. Jung, M.H. Jin, H.K. Jeong, J.
M. Kim, J.Y. Choi, Efficient reduction of graphite oxide by sodium borohydride and its
effect on electrical conductance. Adv. Func. Mater. 19, 1987–1992 (2009)
101. M.J. Nine, D.N.H. Tran, T.T. Tung, S. Kabiri, D. Losic, Graphene-borate as an efficient fire
retardant for cellulosic materials with multiple and synergetic modes of action. ACS Appl.
Mater. Interfaces 9, 10160–10168 (2017)
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strong, tough, and conductive artificial nacre based on graphene oxide and chitosan. ACS
Nano 9, 9830–9836 (2015)
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adhesive graphene coatings with enhanced abrasion resistance, fire-retardant and antibacterial ability. Carbon 117, 252–262 (2017)
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retardant wood particleboard system based on two-component polyurethane adhesive.
J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 108, 1216–1222 (2008)
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graphene: nanocomposite synthesis, characterization, and flammability properties. Mater.
Chem. Phys. 135, 938–947 (2012)
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DOPO-based phosphonamidate hybrids towards high-performance epoxy nanocomposites.
Compos. B Eng. 123, 154–164 (2017)
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decorated with phosphorus-nitrogen containing dendrimer for high-performance polymer
nanocomposites. Compos. A Appl. Sci. Manuf. 86, 9–18 (2016)
109. X. Qian, B. Yu, C. Bao, L. Song, B. Wang, W. Xing, Y. Hu, R.K. Yuen, Silicon
nanoparticle decorated graphene composites: preparation and their reinforcement on the fire
safety and mechanical properties of polyurea. J. Mater. Chem. A 1, 827–836 (2013)
110. C. Hu, J. Xue, L. Dong, Y. Jiang, X. Wang, L. Qu, L. Dai, Scalable preparation of
multifunctional fire-retardant ultralight graphene foams. ACS Nano 10, 1325–1332 (2016)
111. S.H. Liao, P.L. Liu, M.C. Hsiao, C.C. Teng, C.A. Wang, M.D. Ger, C.L. Chiang, One-step
reduction and functionalization of graphene oxide with phosphorus-based compound to
produce flame-retardant epoxy nanocomposite. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 51, 4573–4581 (2012)
112. Y. Lu, Y. Zhang, W. Xu, Flame retardancy and mechanical properties of ethylene-vinyl
acetate rubber with expandable graphite/ammonium polyphosphate/dipentaerythritol system.
J. Macromol. Sci. Part B 50, 1864–1872 (2011)
113. K. Zhou, Z. Gui, Y. Hu, S. Jiang, G. Tang, The influence of cobalt oxide–graphene hybrids
on thermal degradation, fire hazards and mechanical properties of thermoplastic
polyurethane composites. Compos. A Appl. Sci. Manuf. 88, 10–18 (2016)
114. W. Hu, B. Yu, S.D. Jiang, L. Song, Y. Hu, B. Wang, Hyper-branched polymer grafting
graphene oxide as an effective flame retardant and smoke suppressant for polystyrene.
J. Hazard. Mater. 300, 58–66 (2015)
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