Tapioca starch-poly (lactic acid)-based nanocomposite foams as affected by type of nanoclay

International Polymer Processing

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 429-435

  Lee, S Y ^a   Xu, Y X ^a   Hanna, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 36248991362     PISSN: 0930777X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3139/217.2054     Document Type: Article

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