Freeforming of polymers

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 585-588

  Calvert, Paul ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041179470     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(98)80030-2     Document Type: Article

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