Modification of Polylactide Nonwovens with Carbon Nanotubes and Ladder Poly(silsesquioxane).
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SUBMITTER: Svyntkivska M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7961909 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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