Uniaxial compression and stress relaxation tests on alginate gels

Journal of Texture Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 639-657

  Mancini, Marco ^a   Moresi, Mauro ^a   Rancini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0033474907     PISSN: 00224901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4603.1999.tb00235.x     Document Type: Article

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