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9 - Flammability Properties of Polymer Nanocomposites

from Part Two - Multifunctional Properties and Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2017

Joseph H. Koo
Joseph H. Koo
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University of Texas, Austin
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Fundamentals, Properties, and Applications of Polymer Nanocomposites , pp. 389 - 424
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Print publication year: 2016

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