Biodegradation of Bombyx mori silk fibroin fibers and films
β Scribed by Takayuki Arai; Giuliano Freddi; Riccardo Innocenti; Masuhiro Tsukada
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 321 KB
- Volume
- 91
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
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