Dacron polyester: The fall from grace of a miracle fabric

Science as Culture

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 352-372

  Demeo, Stephen ^a  

^a MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84937275377     PISSN: 09505431     EISSN: 14701189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09505439609526436     Document Type: Article

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