Welding of plastics: Fundamentals and new developments

International Polymer Processing

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-60

  Grewell, D ^a,b   Benatar, A ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33947177703     PISSN: 0930777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/217.0051     Document Type: Conference Paper

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