Natural polymers: Their blends, composites and nanocomposites: State of art, new challenges and opportunities

Advanced Structured Materials

Volumn 18, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-20

  Visakh, P M ^a,b   Mathew, Aji P ^b   Thomas, Sabu ^a,c,d  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^d Center of Excellence for Polymer Materials and Technologies   (Slovenia)

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EID: 84874227663     PISSN: 18698433     EISSN: 18698441     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20940-6_1     Document Type: Article

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