Effects of moisture content and heat treatment on the physical properties of starch and poly(lactic acid) blends
โ Scribed by Tianyi Ke; Xiuzhi Sun
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 424 KB
- Volume
- 81
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-8995
- DOI
- 10.1002/app.1758
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