Performance synergism in polymer-based hybrid materials

Advanced Polymeric Materials: Structure Property Relationships

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 439-478

  Wong, Shing Chung ^a   Mai, Yiu Wing ^b  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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