Chapter 10 Thermoforming processes for knitted-fabric-reinforced thermoplastics: New manufacturing techniques for load-bearing, anisotropic implants

Composite Materials Series

Volumn 11, Issue C, 1997, Pages 403-440

  Mayer, J ^a   Wintermantel, E ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 77957082547     PISSN: 09270108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0108(97)80012-4     Document Type: Article

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