Polylactic acid: Synthesis, properties and applications

Monomers, Polymers and Composites from Renewable Resources

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 433-450

  Avérous, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

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EID: 84882553914     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-08-045316-3.00021-1     Document Type: Chapter

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