Surface modification by solid state processing

Surface Modification by Solid State Processing

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-183

  Miranda, Rosa M ^a   Gandra, Joao Pedro ^e   Vilaca, Pedro ^b   Quintino, Luisa ^c   Santos, Telmo G ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^e NONE

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EID: 84903872974     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9780857094698     Document Type: Book

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