Three scale thermomechanical theory for swelling biopolymeric systems
β Scribed by Pawan P. Singh; John H. Cushman; Dirk E. Maier
- Book ID
- 108311197
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 455 KB
- Volume
- 58
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2509
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