Spider silks and their applications
β Scribed by Jonathan A. Kluge; Olena Rabotyagova; Gary G. Leisk; David L. Kaplan
- Book ID
- 113932143
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 946 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-7799
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